Heterostyly (heterostylous)

  • Title

    Heterostyly (heterostylous)

  • Definition

    A condition in which the style and stamen lengths vary among individuals of the same species; e.g., in Coussarea racemosa (Rubiaceae), with flowers with long styles and short stamens and flowers with short styles and long stamens in different trees of the same population. The long-styled flowers are called pin flowers and the short-styled flowers are called thrum flowers.

  • Related Terms

    Pin flower

    Thrum flower

    Distyly (distylous)

    Tristyly (tristylous)

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