Hypanthium
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Title
Hypanthium
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Definition
A floral tube made up of fused parts of the perianth and sometimes including receptacular tissue. The tube may be free from the ovary as in perigynous flowers or it may be fused to the ovary as in epignynous flowers.
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Notes
In the Lecythidaceae, we assume that the tissue surrounding the inferior ovary is made up of the hypanthium.
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