The flower, in its basic design, is a shoot in which the internodes (the regions of stem between nodes) do not elongate. As a result, the floral parts that occur successively along this shoot develop as a closely packed cluster. The enlarged portion of the stalk on which the flower develops is known as the receptacle, and the stalk of [...]
Let us make an in-depth study of the floral apex and vascular anatomy of the flower with diagram. The Flower: Though the nature of the flower from morphological and anatomical points of view and its phylogenetic relation to other parts have been subjects of long drawn controversy, majority of the botanists consider the flower as something equivalent to a shoot—a [...]
The below mentioned article provides an overview on the gynoecium of a flower. Gynoecium: The gynoecium (also spelt gynaeceum) or pistil is the central or the topmost whorl of the flower usually terminating the thalamus. It is composed of one or more carpels or megasporophylls. When there is a single carpel the pistil is called simple or monocarpellary which is [...]