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Term Definition
Anther The pollen-bearing part of the stamen. Lateral and poricidal anther dehiscence. Drawing by B. Angell.
Anther The pollen-bearing part of the stamen. Complete flower. Drawing by B. Angell.
Anther connective The tissue that connects the thecae on one side of an anther to the thecae on the other side. Stamens of Grias peruviana. Photo by C. Carollo.
Anther dehiscence lateral Referring to the anthers of many flowering plants that open along the side. Lateral and poricidal anther dehiscence. Drawing by B. Angell.
Anther dehiscence lateral Anthers that dehisce by lateral slits. Androecium of Lecythis holcogyne. Photo by N. P. Smith.
Anther dehiscence poricidal Anthers that open (dehisce) and release pollen via a terminal pore. Poricidal anthers and unidimensional filaments. Drawing by B. Antell.
Anther sac See theca. Poricidal anthers and unidimensional filaments. Drawing by B. Antell.
Anther theca (pl. = thecae) The chambers of an anther in which the pollen is produced. Same as pollen sac. Stamens of Grias peruviana. Photo by C. Carollo.
Anther versatile A stamen in which the filament is attached to the anther above the base of the anther. Versatile and basifixed anthers. Drawing by B. Angell.
Epipeltate anther An anther with the filament attached above the base and with the part of the anther that is prolonged downward facing toward the center of the flower; e.g., in the Dracaenaceae. Versatile and basifixed anthers. Drawing by B. Angell.
Hypopeltate anther Referring to an anther with the filament attached above the base and with the part of the anther that is prolonged downward facing away from the center of the flower. Versatile and basifixed anthers. Drawing by B. Angell.
Longitudinal anther dehiscence Same as lateral anther dehiscence. Versatile and basifixed anthers. Drawing by B. Angell.
Poricidal anther dehiscence Referring to anthers that shed their pollen via terminal apertures; e.g., Gustavia spp. (Lecythidaceae) and Solanum spp. (Solanaceae). Lateral and poricidal anther dehiscence. Drawing by B. Angell.
Versatile anther A stamen in which the filament is attached to the anther above the base of the anther. Versatile and basifixed anthers. Drawing by B. Angell.