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Floral Characters

The document discusses various aspects of floral characters, including inflorescence types such as racemose and cymose, as well as the structural components of flowers like bracts, calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium. It outlines the characteristics of these components, including their symmetry, sex organs, and types of fruits. Additionally, it categorizes flowers based on their completeness and the arrangement of floral parts.

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Floral Characters

The document discusses various aspects of floral characters, including inflorescence types such as racemose and cymose, as well as the structural components of flowers like bracts, calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium. It outlines the characteristics of these components, including their symmetry, sex organs, and types of fruits. Additionally, it categorizes flowers based on their completeness and the arrangement of floral parts.

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FLORAL CHARACTERS

PRATIVA PANERU
TRINITY INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
DILLIBAJAR HEIGHT, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
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Inflorescence:
Racemose/Cymose/Special
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Racemose:
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Cymose:
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Symmetry, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla,
Androecium, Gynoecium.
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Symmetry, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla,
Androecium, Gynoecium.

Bracts:
Bracteate/Ebracteate
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Symmetry, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla,
Androecium, Gynoecium.

Bracteole:
Bracteolate/Ebracteolate
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Symmetry Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla,
Androecium, Gynoecium.

Pedicel:
Pedicillate/Sessile
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Symmetry, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla,
Androecium, Gynoecium.

Symmetry:
Assymetric/Actinomorphic/Zygomorphic
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Symmetry, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla,
Androecium, Gynoecium.

Floral parts:
Complete/Incomplete
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Symmetry, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla,
Androecium, Gynoecium.

Sex organs: Unisexual/


Bisexual/Neuter
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla, Androecium,
Gynoecium.

Calyx: Sepal numbers, Fused (Gamo) or Free (Poly), Aestivation, Position,


Color

Gamosepalous/Polysepalou
s
Aestivation:
Valvate/Twisted/Imbricate
Position:
Superior/Inferior
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla, Androecium,
Gynoecium.

Corolla: Petal numbers, Fused (Gamo) or Free (Poly), Aestivation, Position, Color
Gamosepalous/Polysepalou
s
Aestivation:
Valvate/Twisted/Imbricate
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla, Androecium,
Gynoecium.

Androecium: Stamen numbers, Fused (Gamo) or Free (Poly), anther


attachment,Position
Gamoandrous/Polyandrou
s

Anther attachment:
Basifixed/Dorsifixed/Versatile
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla, Androecium,
Gynoecium.

Gynoecium: Carpel numbers, Fused (Syn) or Free (Apo), Ovary position,


Placentation
Syncarpous/Apocarpou
s
Ovary position: Epigynous
(superior)/Hypogynous(inferior)/Perigynous
5. Flowers: Bracts, Bracteoles, Pedicel, Floral parts, Sex organs, Calyx, Corolla, Androecium,
Gynoecium.

Gynoecium: Carpel numbers, Fused (Syn) or Free (Apo), Ovary position,


Placentation Axile/Parietal/Marginal/Basal/Free
Placentation:
central
5. Fruits: Type: True fruits/False fruits
5. Fruits: Type: Simple/Aggregate/Composite

Simple: Ovary/ies of single flower -


Dry/Fleshy Several ovaries of single flower
Aggregated:
Composite: Several flowers of
inflorescence

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