Androecium (plural = androecia)
Floral parts of a papilionoid legume. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Creator(s): S. A. Mori
Description: Floral parts of papilionoid legume based on an unvouchered plant from Ghana, West Africa. The androecium is diadelphous, i.e., it is divided into two parts, one with nine stamens fused into a tube and the other consisting of a single, free stamen. This feature is unique to Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae.
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Title
Androecium (plural = androecia)
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Definition
The collective term for the staminate structures (i.e., the stamens and staminodes) of a flower; the stamens as a unit.
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