Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Female flower of a Sapotaceae. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Title: Unisexual and bisexual flowers in two species of Araceae. Photos by

Description: Left: unisexual flowers of Philodendron llanoense based on Mori & Kallunki 4628 from the El Llanto-Carti road, Panama. The female flowers are in the yellow-brown area on the lower part of the spadix and the male flowers are in the white area on the upper part of the spadix. Photo by S. A. Mori. Right: bisexual flowers of Monstera adansonii based on Mori et al. 21194 from French Guiana. Photo by C. A. Gracie. Note the flowers of both species are very small and compacted onto the spadix.

Term:

Unisexual flower

Definition:

Referring to a flower with either functional stamens or functional gynoecia but not both. Same as imperfect flower.

Related Terms:

Bisexual flower