Stamens

• Title

  Stamens

• Definition

  The male part of the flower comprised of the filament and the anther.

• Notes

  In the Lecythidaceae, stamens always have fertile pollen. If a stamen has fodder pollen (does not germinate) then it is called a staminode.

• Broader Terms

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