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Term Definition
Androecium zygomorphic The prolongation of one side of the androecium of all species of , , , , , , and . Staminal ring zygomorphic. Drawing by B. Angell.
Obliquely zygomorphic An extension from the abaxial side of the androecium of Cariniana. Floral symmetry of neotropical Lecythidaceae. Drawings by B. Angell.ed by Y.-Y. Huang.
Staminal tube zygomorphic The prolongation of one side of the staminal tube of species of . Obliquely zygomorphic androecium of Carinaina domestica. Drawing by C. C. Clare.
Zygomorphic A plant structure capable of being divided only into two equal parts. This term is most often used to refer to flowers. Obliquely zygomorphic androecium of Carinaina domestica. Drawing by C. C. Clare.
Zygomorphic Capable of being divided into only two equal parts; a structure in which a line drawn through the middle will produce a mirror image of one side of the line to the other side of the line. Zygomorphic flower of a neotropical Lecythidaceae. Drawing by B. Angell.
Zygomorphic flower A flower capable of being divided into only two equal parts (mirror images) by a line passing through the middle of a flower, i.e., other lines passing the middle of the flower will not give mirror images of one another; same as monosymmetric, bilaterally symmetrical, and irregular flowers and opposite of actinomorphic, monosymmetric, radially symmetrical, and regular flowers. This term can refer to other plant parts as well. Zygomorphic flower of a legume. Photo by S. A. Mori.