Staminal tube

• Title

  Staminal tube

• Definition

  A tube formed by fusion of staminal tissue.

• Notes

  In the Lecythidaceae, staminal tubes are found in species of Allantoma, Cariniana, Grias, and Gustavia. A staminal tube does not have a staminal ring and all species having one possess actinomorphic flowers except for the zygomorphic staminal tubes of species of Cariniana.

• Related Terms

  Androecium (pl. = androecia)

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