Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Xenogamy (= cross-pollination). Cartoon prepared by S. A. Mori.

Description: In xenogamy, the pollinator carries pollen from one tree to the stigma of another tree. The movement of pollen from one flower is called pollination, a term that should not be confused with fertilization.

Term:

Xenogamy (Xenogamous)

Definition:

Referring to the fertilization of the ovules of a flower by pollen from a flower on a different plant. Compare with geitonogamous.

Related Terms:

Geitonogamy (geitonogamous)