Parts

of the Flower

Botany

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Flowers have their parts put together in

whorls, just like the whorl leaf arrangement,
where three or more leaves are attached at
the same node, The specialized whorls on a
flower are attached at the same node or
the same level. The flower has four
different whorls specialized in different
parts of the flower.
1. The calyx, whorl of sepal
2. The corolla a whorl of petals
3. The androecium whorl of stamens
4. Gynoecium whorl of the pistil
Latin, it comes from the past participle
of floreo: florus, flora, florum.

The flower

Angiosperms are a large group of plants

that produce flowers. They develop seeds
from ovules contained in ovaries, and
fruits, which develop from carpels, enclose
the seeds. The process of double
fertilization also distinguishes them. The
majority of angiosperms belong to two
large classes:
monocotyledons and eudicotyledons. An
giosperms are the largest phylum of living
plants, existing in some 235,000
species. Angio means vessel, container,
or box, and -sperm means seed.

Angiosperm

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The flower stalk that supports the flower.

The pendicle

All the petals together form the corolla.

The corolla is found on the inside of the
calyx and is the most conspicuous part in
the flower because it is usually
white/brightly colored. This whorl is made
up of petals that are much larger than
sepals. The petals may be separate from
each other or become partly/ completely
fused. If the petals are completely fused
they form a corolla tube. The calyx and
corolla together are called the perianth.

The corolla

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All the sepals together form the calyx. The

calyx is the outermost whorl of a flower. It
consists of sepals that are green. The sepals
may be free from each other in the same
flowers of some plants or fused to form a
cup in flowers of other plants. The calyx
encloses and protects the inner whorls in
the bud stage, and it can synthesize food.

From Latin, from Greek kalux shell,
from kaluptein to cover, hide

The sepal is a leaf like structure of at the

flowers base that protects the young
flower bud.
Latin sepalum: sep-, from Greek skep a covering
+ -alum, from New Latin petalumpetal

The calyx

The sepal

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 The petal is located in and above the

sepals, often large and colorful, sometimes
scented, sometimes producing nectar.
Often serve to attract pollinators to the
plant.
Latin petalum, from Greek petalon, leaf;

The receptacle is the part of the flower

that bears the reproductive organs. This
flower
from Latin receptculum, from receptre, to
receive again,

see pet- in Indo-European roots

The petal

The receptacle

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The Stamens are the male part of the

flower, which produce pollen. The stamens

form the third whorl on the inside of the

corolla. Each stamen is made up of a
slender flexible filament, which supports
the anther at its end. The anther is the
male reproductive organ in a flower.
From Latin: the warp in an upright loom,
from stre to stand

The stamens

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The flower

angiosperm

The pendicle

The corolla

The sepal

The petals

The receptacle

The stamens

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The Calyx

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