Bicol University

College of Science
Legazpi City

Bio 100a - General Botany Laboratory

Activity No. 9 The Flower
 Bicol University
College of Science
Legazpi City
Table 1. Characteristics of the flowers of corn, gumamela, santan, anthurium, orchid, chrysanthemum, fire tree, castor bean, papaya and their
pollinating agents.

Questions Based on Observation CORN GUMAMELA SANTAN

Do you see the following? (Yes or No)
Stamen YES YES NO
Pistil YES YES YES
Petal NO YES YES
Sepal NO YES YES
Peduncle or pedicel YES YES YES
Torus or receptacle NO YES NO
Classify as to:
Parts present (complete or incomplete) INCOMPLETE COMPLETE INCOMPLETE
Shape or form (regular or irregular: papilionaceous, orchidaceous or IRREGULAR REGULAR REGULAR
caesalpinaceous)
Essential parts present (perfect or imperfect: monoecious or IMPERFECT: PERFECT IMPERFECT:
dioecious) MONOECIOUS DIOECIOUS
Degree of fusion of flower parts (connation or adnation) CONNATION ADNATION CONNATION
EPIGENOUS EPIGENOUS EPIGENOUS
a. Position of the ovary (hypogenous, perigenous or epigenous)
WHORLS SPIRAL WHORLS
b. Arrangement (spiral or whorls)
c. Cluster or inflorescence (spike, raceme, panicle, umbel, head, SPIKE RACEME/ PANICLE UMBEL
corymb, cyme, fascicle, catkin or spadix)
Agents of pollination: Insect, wind, water or other agents WIND INSECT, such as INSECTS like butterflies
butterfly; OTHERS- and bees
hummingbirds

Bio 100a - General Botany Laboratory

Activity No. 9 The Flower
Questions Based on Observation ANTHURIUM ORCHID CHRYSANTHEMUM
Do you see the following? (Yes or No)
a. Stamen NO NO YES
b. Pistil NO YES YES
c. Petal NO YES YES
d. Sepal NO YES YES
e. Peduncle or pedicel YES YES YES
f. Torus or receptacle YES YES YES
Classify as to:
a. Parts present (complete or incomplete) INCOMPLETE INCOMPLETE COMPLETE
b. Shape or form (regular or irregular: papilionaceous, - IRREGULAR: REGULAR
orchidaceous or caesalpinaceous) ORCHIDACEOUS

c. Essential parts present (perfect or imperfect: monoeciuos IMPERFECT: IMPERFECT: PERFECT

or dioecious) MONOECIOUS DIOECIOUS
d. Degree of fusion of flower parts (connation or adnation) - ADNATION CONNATION
e. Position of the ovary (hypogenous, perigenous or - EPIGENOUS PERIGYNOUS
epigenous)
f. Arrangement (spiral or whorls) - SPIRAL WHORL
g. Cluster or inflorescence (spike, raceme, panicle, umbel, head, INFLORESCENCE: RACEME HEAD
corymb, cyme, fascicle, catkin or spadix) SPADIX
Agents of pollination: Insect, wind, water or other agents SEEDS INSECTS- bees and INSECTS
flies; OTHERS-
hummingbirds
Questions Based on Observation FIRE TREE CASTOR BEAN PAPAYA
Do you see the following? (yes or no)
a. Stamen YES YES YES
b. Pistil YES YES YES
c. Petal YES NO YES
d. Sepal YES NO YES
e. Peduncle or pedicel NO NO YES
f. Torus or receptacle NO NO YES
Classify as to:
a. Parts present (complete or incomplete) COMPLETE INCOMPLETE COMPLETE
b. Shape or form (regular or irregular: papilionaceous, orchidaceous CAESALPINACEOUS REGULAR REGULAR
or caesalpinaceous)
c. Essential parts present (perfect or imperfect: monoeciuos or PERFECT PERFECT DIOECIOUS
dioecious) (MONOECIOUS)
d. Degree of fusion of flower parts (connation or adnation) ADNATION ADNATION ADNATION
e. Position of the ovary (hypogenous, perigenous or epigenous) HYPOGENOUS EPIGENOUS PERIGYNOUS
f. Arrangement (spiral or whorls) WHORLS WHORLS WHORLS
g. Cluster or inflorescence (spike, raceme, panicle, umbel, head, INFLORESCENCE INFLORESCENCE INFLORESCENCE:
corymb, cyme, fascicle, catkin or spadix) (RACEME) (RACEME OR PANICLE
SPIKE)
Agents of pollination: Insect, wind, water or other agents INSECT WIND WIND AND INSECTS