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hypanthium [hi′pan·thē·əm]
(botany) Expanded receptacle margin to which the sepals, petals, and stamens are attached in some flowers. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The pedicel-like structure with no obvious scars, corresponds to the elongate receptacle or hypanthium typical of extant Combretaceae and the epigynous perianth remnants indicate that the fruit developed from an inferior ovary. Some whole flowers were aborted, but many of those collected had the disc and part of the hypanthium severed--presumably by parrots before being discarded (Fig. On the other hand, Judd and Skean (1991), suggested that Pachyanthus may be a monophyletic group because its species show moderate to large six-merous flowers (secondarily five-merous), more or less robust fruits with a cylindrical-campanulate hypanthium that is coriaceous and persistent (often torn into segments similar to sepals), and inflorescences with flattened axes usually bearing only one to seven flowers. |
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