Term:
Androecial hood: Couroupita guianensis-type
Androecial hood: Couroupita guianensis-type
Definition:
In this type of hood, there is an appendage-free area between the staminal ring and the androecial hood proper. The appendages bear normal looking anthers but they contain fodder pollen (=staminodes) and the hood is slightly thickened.
In this type of hood, there is an appendage-free area between the staminal ring and the androecial hood proper. The appendages bear normal looking anthers but they contain fodder pollen (=staminodes) and the hood is slightly thickened.
Notes:
Because the androecial appendages bear fodder pollen they are called staminodes.
Because the androecial appendages bear fodder pollen they are called staminodes.