PEDICELLATE SESSILE

• Pedicle is PRESENT • Pedicle is ABSENT

BRACTEATE FLOWERS EBRACTEATE FLOWERS
BRACTS ARE PRESENT. BRACTS ARE ABSENT.
Tulip,Asparagus.
sugar beet,Summer spinach
 COMLETE FLOWER INCOMPLETE FLOWER
• CALYX AND COROLLA • CALYX AND COROLLA
PRESENT ABSENT
 PERFECT FLOWER IMPERFECT FLOWER
• BISEXUAL FLOWER • UNISEXUAL FLOWERS
• Stamens and carpels are present • STAMINATE or PISTILLATE
IMPERFECT FLOWER
 • Stamens and
carpels absent
NEUTER • RAY FLORETS of
sunflowers

• Staminate,pistillate
and hermaphrodite
POLYGAMOUS flowers
• MANGO,PAPAYA
 THALAMUS
THE terminal swollen part of
the flower,which bears
petals,sepals,stamens and
carpels is called thalamus.
ANTHOPHORE ANDROPHORE GYNOPHORE
THE
“THE THE INTERNODE
INTERNODE INTERNODE BETWEEN
BETWEEN BETWEEN ANDROECIUM
CALYX AND COROLLA AND
COROLLA AND GYNOECIUM
ANDROECIUM IS CALLED
IS CALLED IS CALLED
anthopore’ GYNOPORE.
ANDROPHORE
’S CALLED
ANTHO
 INSERTION OF FLORAL
LEAVES ON THALAMUS

HYPOGYNOUS PERIGYNOUS EPIGYNOUS

 • OVARY
HYPOGYNOUS SUPERIOR
• POPPY,BRASSICA

• GYNOECIUM
PERIGYNOUS SUPERIOR
• SPIRAEA

• OVARY INFERIOR
PERIGYNOUS • APPLE ,PEAR
HYPOGYNOUS

PERIGYNOUS

EPIGYNOUS
 NECTARIES
THE FLESHY OR GLANDULAR OUTGROWTHS
BORNE IN FLOWERS ARE CALLED NECTARIES.
 CALYX

Caducous Petaloid Gamosepalous

polysepalous persistent
Decidious
CADUCOUS

poppy

DECIDIOUS
Butter-cup
 PERSISTANT CALYX

Sepals remain in their place

after fruit formation
 POLYSEPALOUS

PETALOD
 GAMOSEPALOUS
• TUBULAR
• INFUNIDBULIFORM
• GLOBOSE
• BILABIATE
• HOODED
• SPURRED
•TUBULAR INFUNIDBULIFORM • GLOBOSE
BILABIATE

HOODED

SPURRED