Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Stamens of Grias peruviana. Photo by C. Carollo.

Description: Stamens of Grias peruviana based on Peters 84-55 from Loreto, Peru. Note the versatile anthers; prescence of four thecae per stamen (two on each side of the connective) as indicated for the anther in the center of the image; and the angular, fleshy filaments.

Term:

Anther connective

Definition:

The tissue that connects the thecae on one side of an anther to the thecae on the other side.

Related Terms:

Anther
Anther theca (pl. = thecae)