Staminal tube rim

• Title

  Staminal tube rim

• Definition

  The uppermost edge of a staminal tube.

• Notes

  In neotropical Lecythidaceae, all genera with actinomorphic-flowers (i.e., species of Allantoma, Grias, and Gustavia and one zygomorphic-flowered genus, Cariniana, possess staminal tube rims.

• Related Terms

  Androecium (pl. = androecia)

  Zygomorphic

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