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Disc | A fleshy, lobed, or annular nectariferous structure found within flowers; the position can be either outside or within the stamens. Preffered spelling is disc. Not to be confused with disk flower in the Asteraceae. | |
Extrastaminal disc | A fleshy, lobed, or annular nectariferous structure found within flowers located outside of the stamens. Preferred spelling is disc. Not to be confused with disk flower. | |
Intrastaminal disc | A fleshy, lobed, or annular nectariferous structure found within flowers between the stamens and the pistil. Preferred spelling is disc. Not to be confused with disk flower. | |
Nectariferous disc | A more or less fleshy and elevated part of the receptacle, situated between the perianth and the stamens or between the stamens and the gynoecium, which functions in the production of nectar. Also referred to simply as a disc. |