corolla-flower Flashcards
second whorl of flower
corolla
unit-petals
attracts insect for pollination
aestivation
arrangements of sepals or petals in bud condition w.r.t other member of same whorl
type - valvate , twisted, imbricate
valvate aestivation
not overlapped by anyone liliaceae solanacea cruciferae calotropis
twisted aestivation
one margin overlapped and the other overlaps other
eg. Malvaceae family (cotton(gossypium), china rose , lady finger )
Imbricate aestivation
one completely overlapped, other completely outside , rest twisted
type of imbricate aestivation
ascending imbricate
descending imbricate or vexillary
Ascending imbricate aestivation and eg.
posterior part is innermost
eg. cassia , gulmohar
Descending imbricate aestivation or vexillary
standard/ vexillum(posterior and largest )
wings/alae
carina /keel
eg. pea bean ,pappilonatae / fabaceae