Androecial hood

Creator(s): B. Angell

Description: Principal parts of the androecium of a zygomorphic-flowered Lecythidaceae. A. Lateral view of flower, petals removed. B. Medial section of the androecium. C. Androecium opened to show the inside. In the past, the androecium has been called the androphore but Monteiro-Scanavacca (1975) pointed out that all parts of the androecium arise from the stamens and, thus, the term is not appropriate for neotropical Lecythidaceae because androphore means bearing the androecium.

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  • Title

    Androecial hood

  • Definition

    In the Lecythidaceae, the distal part of the ligule that has become modified either structurally by coiling inward or by the production of staminodes, vestigial stamens, or nectar-producing vestigial stamens. Androecial hoods are usuallly separated from the staminal ring by an appendage-free part of the ligule (the only known exception is Couroupita nicaraguarensis and perhaps a species of the Lecythis sec. Pisonis group not yet identified. Androecial hoods of Lecythidaceae vary according to their degree of structural complexity and the type of androecial appendages they possess.

  • Related Terms

    Androecium (plural = androecia)

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