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Term Definition
Extrafloral nectary A structure that secretes nectar and is located on a part of the plant other than the flower; e.g., the glands on the petioles of many mimosoid legumes. Extrafloral nectaries. Drawing by B. Angell.
Nectary A tissue or structure of flowers that produces nectar. Flower of Ipomoea steudelii. Photo by C. A. Gracie.
Nectary (pl. = nectaries) A nectar-producing structure within the flowers of some genera of neotropical Lecythidaceae. Section of a flower of Eschweilera jefensis. Photo by C. Carollo.
Nectary scale A appendage (bracteole-like) located between the flowers of some Capparidaceae upon which the nectary gland (= nectary) is located. Flower with petals removed of Quadrella quintanarooensis. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Ring nectary (= nectary ring-like) A raised, circular ridge found between the attachment of the androecium and the base of the style that produces nectar. Nectary disc and stigma of Grias ecuadorica. Photo by X. Cornejo.
Septal nectary A nectary developing in the septal regions of the ovary. Nectary disc and stigma of Grias ecuadorica. Photo by X. Cornejo.