Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Poricidal anthers. Photographs by C. A. Gracie.

Apical pore of an anther of a Solanaceae. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Stamens of an Ericaceae. Drawing by Bobbi Angell.

Title: Lateral and poricidal anther dehiscence. Drawing by B. Angell.

Description: Lateral and poricidal anther dehiscence. From the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana. Part 1 (Mori et al., 1997).

Term:

Poricidal anther dehiscence

Definition:

Referring to anthers that shed their pollen via terminal apertures; e.g., Gustavia spp. (Lecythidaceae) and Solanum spp. (Solanaceae).