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Some plants have septa between the carpels; the number of locules present in a gynoecium may be equal to or less than the number of carpels, depending on whether septa are present. The ovules are attached to parts of the interior ovary walls called the placentae.
In the flowering plants, the gynoecium develops in the central region of the flower as a carpel or in groups of fused carpels. [4] After fertilization, the gynoecium develops into a fruit that provides protection and nutrition for the developing seeds, and often aids in their dispersal. [5] The gynoecium has several specialized tissues. [6]
A theca is two microspoorangia. The gynoecium (women's house) is the collective term for the female organs (carpels). A carpel is a modified megasporophyll consisting of two or more ovules, which develop conduplicatively (folded along the line). The carpels may be single, or collected together, to form an ovary, and contain the ovules.
A locule (pl.: locules) or loculus (Latin for 'little place'; pl.: loculi) is a small cavity [1] or compartment within an organ or part of an organism (animal, plant, or fungus). In angiosperms (flowering plants), the term locule usually refers to a chamber within an ovary (gynoecium or carpel) of the flower and fruits.
Close-up of a Schlumbergera flower, showing part of the gynoecium (specifically the stigma and part of the style) and the stamens that surround it. Plant reproductive morphology is the study of the physical form and structure (the morphology) of those parts of plants directly or indirectly concerned with sexual reproduction.
In A. thaliana, the C function is derived from one MADS-box type gene called AGAMOUS (AG), which intervenes both in the establishment of stamen and carpel identity as well as in the determination of the floral meristem. [16] Therefore, the AG mutants are devoid of androecium and gynoecium and they have petals and sepals in their place. In ...
While some may feel that native plants can be "weedy," there is a wide variety of plants to choose from and many can be every bit as attractive and well-managed as anything you may find in a nursery.
A continuous morphological variation in form within a species or sometimes between two species. clone A plant derived from the asexual vegetative reproduction of a parent plant, with both plants having identical genetic compositions. coalescent Having plant parts fused or grown together to form a single unit. cochleariform Concave and spoon-shaped.