Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Polypetalous corolla of Silene nutans. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Title: Sepal and petal fusion. Drawing by B. Angell.

Description: The flower on the left has free petals and fused sepals and the flower on the right has fused petals and free sepals. The flower on the right has exserted stamens.

Term:

Choripetalous corolla

Definition:

Haviing petals free from one another. Same as polypetalous; opposite of gamopetalous and sympetalous.