Morphology of flowers and inflorescences

Abstract

Part 1 Morphology of flowers: definition and morphological derivation of the flower, phlyogenetic aspects topological and symmetry properties of the flower the receptacle the perianth the androecium the gynoecium nectaries. Part 2 Morphology of the inflorescence: definition, descriptive terminology and classification of inflorescences typology of inflorescences special cases of inflorescence structure. Part 3 The flower as a formal and functional entity - aspects of the biology of pollination and dispersal mechanisms of self-pollination mechanisms which facilitate cross-pollination the fruit (the flower at the stage when the seeds are ripe) infructescences.