Term:
Connivent
Connivent
Definition:
Coming into contact but not fused; e.g., the anthers of species of Asteraceae and Campanulaceae.
Coming into contact but not fused; e.g., the anthers of species of Asteraceae and Campanulaceae.
Glossary Details:
Title: Disk flowers of Asteraceae. Drawing by B. Angell.
Description: Disk flowers of Asteraceae. From the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana. Part 1 (Mori et al., 1997). The petals are fused together, also called connate. Note that the stamens are adnate to the corolla tube and that the anthers are connivent.