Flower

• Importance

• Morphology and Functions

• Classifications
Importance

• Reproduction

• Food Production

• Classification

• Source of Income

• Aesthetics
Floral Structure
Accessory Parts
• Sepals (Calyx) – protects the floral bud
• Petals (Corolla) – attracts pollinators
Reproductive Parts
• Pistil (Gynoecium) – female reproductive part
• Stamen (Androecium) – male reproductive part
Classification
Based on Whorls
Complete Incomplete
• All four whorls, sepal, petal, • At least one of the whorls were
stamen and pistil, were present absent in one flower
in one flower
Classification
Based on Presence of Reproductive Part
Perfect Imperfect
• Pistil and stamen were present in • Either pistil and stamen were
the flower absent in the flower
Classification
Based on the Reproductive Organ Present in a Flower
(Imperfect)
Pistillate Staminate
• Unisexual flower which bears only • Unisexual flower which bears only
the female reproductive part the male reproductive part
Classification
Based on Meristem Origin
Determinate Indeterminate
• Floral meristem originated • Floral meristem originated
from shoot apical meristem from lateral meristem
 Study Questions (Home Work)

•Why Angiosperms or flowering plants considered

the most successful land plants? Explain how
those derived traits made them dominate the
different areas of the Earth.