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hypogynous

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hypogynous [‚hī′päj·ə·nəs]
(botany)
Having all flower parts attached to the receptacle below the pistil and free from it.
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Perianth position, whether hypogynous at the junction with pedicel, or epigynous at the fruit apex, or expanded to form wings, helps with familial and ordinal identification (Table 1).
Phylogenetic distribution and identification of fin-winged fruits by Manchester, Steven R.; O'Leary, Elizabeth L. / The Botanical Review
Clades B and C are both characterized by hypogynous bristles but differ in their inflorescence types with B having congested, fasciculate inflorescences and C having capitate inflorescences.
A preliminary molecular phylogeny of the Rhynchosporeae (Cyperaceae) by Thomas, Wm. Wayt; Araujo, Ana Claudia; Alves, Marccus Vinicius / The Botanical Review
[FIGURE 8 OMITTED] In several genera of the Cypereae, there is a tendency to form a hypogynous stalk.
A floral ontogenetic approach to questions of homology within the ... by Vrijdaghs, A.; Muasya, A.M.; Goetghebeur, P.; Caris, P.; Nagels, A.; Smets, E. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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