Viscidium

  • Title

    Viscidium

  • Definition

    In the Orchidaceae, a sticky part of the rostellum that is removed with the pollinia as a unit and serves to attach the pollinia to the dispersal agent.

  • Related Terms

    Stipe (stipitate)

    Pollinium (plural = pollinia)

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