Meaning of obdiplostemonous | Babel Free

Definitions

Having two sets of stamens in alternating whorls, with the outer whorl opposite the petals.

not-comparable

Examples

“[…] the stamens, which are definite in number, normally obdiplostemonous (namely, the stamens are in two alternating whorls, those of the outer whorl opposite the petals – see Fig. 102) […]”

“This arrangement led van Steenis (1932) to hypothesize an obdiplostemonous ancestor for the family.”

“Diplostemonous and obdiplostemonous flowers may also occur in the same family (e.g. Rutaceae); Zygophyllaceae are obdiplostemonous, Liliaceae are diplostemonous.”

“In the genus Mitella the androecium can exceptionally be more variable, ranging from obdiplostemonous to (ob)haplostemonous arrangements.”

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