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pistillate
Staminate
4. Number of flower parts
a. Dicotyledonous
- flower parts in 4’s
and 5’s or divisible by
4 or 5
ex. magnolia
b. Monocotyledonous
- flower parts are in 3’s
or divisible by 3’s
Patersonia
5. Nature of flowers
a. Regular
- petals are of the same
size and shape
b. Irregular
- petals are different in
size and shape
7. Position of the ovary
a. Superior ovary
- petals and sepals
inserted below the ovary
ovary
- hypogynous
b. Inferior ovary
- petals and sepals
inserted above the ovary
- epigynous
Superior ovary
Inferior ovary
a. axile placentation
b. parietal placentation
c. marginal placentation
d. basal placentation
5. Spadix
- fleshy spike with
both male and female
flowers
- petalloid bract
(spathe)
ex. anthurium, gabi
pongapong
7. Corymb
- similar with cyme
- pedicels of younger
flower shorter
(center)
- pedicels of older
flower longer
(margin or base)
ex. caballero
Cross section of the ovule inside the ovary