Table
Important Information
| Important Information | |
|---|---|
| Hypogynous Flowers | When the ovary is situated on the torus above all other floral parts. E.g. Mustard, Tomato. |
| Perigynous Flowers | The thalamus forms a cup shaped structure around the ovary and bear sepals, petals and stamens. e.g. Rose. |
| Epigynous Flowers | The thalamus is cup shaped and is fused with the ovary such that the other floral parts arise on the top of the ovary. e.g. Cucumber, Apple. |
| Hermaphrodite | Flowers that contain both stamen and pistill. |
| Unisexual | Flowers that bear organs of only one sex, staminate or pistillate flower. |
| Monoecious | Plants that bear flowers of both sexes, e.g. Maize. |
| Dioecious | A plant species in which male and female flowers are borne on separate individual plants e.g. in papaya and date palm. |
