Staminal ring

• Title

  Staminal ring

• Definition

  A ring of stamens surrounding the pistil at the summit of the ovary.

• Notes

  All zygomorphic-flowered Lecythidaceae have a staminal ring but they are absent in the actinomorphic-flower neotropical Lecythidaceae and in species of Cariniana

• Related Terms

  Androecium zygomorphic

  Androecium actinomorphic

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