This document describes the structure and parts of a typical bisexual flower. It discusses the four main whorls that make up a flower: the calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium. The calyx is the outermost whorl of sepals that protects the developing flower bud. The corolla is inside the calyx and is made up of petals which attract pollinators. The androecium is the third whorl of stamens that produce pollen. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl of carpels that contain the ovary, style and stigma and will develop into fruits and seeds after fertilization.
2. The Flower
A flower is a specialized shoot in which leaves
have been modified into the flora parts that
produce fruits and seeds after pollination and
fertilization.
6. Structure of Bisexual Flower
A typical flower has four whorls
a) Two essential whorls – androecium and gynoecium
b) Two non essential whorls- calyx and corola
CALYX SEPALS
COROLA PETALS
ANDROECIUM STAMEN
GYNOECIUM CARPELS
8. FUNCTION OF CALYX
PROTECT THE FLOWER BUD
• BEFORE FLOWER OPEN->COMPLELY
ENCLOSED THE CAYX
• SEPAL REMAINED JOINED
• CALYX FORMS A TUBE THAT PROTECT
THE OVARY
• FLOWER BLOOM
• CALYX SEPARATE INTO SEPALS
17. PLACENTATION
THE PLACENTA IS A
TISSUE THAT MOST
FRQUENTLY
DEVELOPS ON THE
MARIGINS OF
CARPELS
EITHER THEIR
WHOLE LINE OF
UNION CALLED
SUTURE OR ATHE
APEX
THE MANNER IN
WHICH THE
PLACENTAE ARE
DISTRIBUTED IN THE
CAVITY OF THE
OVARY IS KNOWN AS
PLACENTATION
18. COMPLETE OR INCOMPLETE
INCOMPLETE
• UNISEXUAL( ANDROECIUM OR GYNOECIUM)
• PAPAYA
COMPLETE
• BISEXUAL FLOWER OR HERMAPHRODITE
• CHINA ROSE, TOMATO, BRINJAL
NEUTER
• NEITHER ANDROECIUM NOR GYNOECIUM
• SUN FLOWER