Androecium | plant anatomy | Britannica (original) (raw)

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Lamiales

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  In Lamiales: Order characteristics
  …families of the order, the androecium (stamens) is constructed on a two-part (dimerous) or a four-part (tetramerous) plan, both of which are associated with regular corollas. For example, species of Oleaceae (e.g., ashes, forsythias, jasmine, and lilacs) typically have two stamens, and species of Buddleja (butterfly bush; a
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structure of flower

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  In flower: Form and types
  …consisting of petals; (3) the androecium, or group of stamens; and in the centre is (4) the gynoecium, consisting of the pistils.
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  In stamen
  …flower are collectively called the androecium. For a discussion of the female reproductive parts of a flower, see pistil.
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  In angiosperm: The androecium
  Stamens (microsporophylls) are structures that produce pollen in terminal saclike structures (microsporangia) called anthers. The number of stamens comprised by the androecium is sometimes the same as the number of petals, but often the stamens are more numerous or fewer in number than the…
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