Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Pollination and geitonogamy. Designed by S. A. Mori.

Description: In this cartoon, a bee carries pollen from one flower to another on the same tree. This process is also called self-pollination and the species is self-compatible.

Term:

Autogamy (autogamous)

Definition:

Referring to fertilization resulting from the union of a sperm and an egg from the same plant.

Related Terms:

Self-pollination