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Q.A typical angiosperm flower consists of four floral parts. Give the names of the floral parts and their arrangements sequentially.

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A flower's four whorls, arranged successively from the outside in on the thalamus, are the calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium.

A flower is morphologically a modified shoot, with the shoot apex converted into a floral meristem that produces different kinds of floral appendages at successive nodes on a condensed axis. These appendages are borne as four separate whorls on the swollen end of the flower stalk, called the thalamus or receptacle.

  • The calyx, made up of individual sepals, forms the outermost whorl, generally green and leaf-like, and its main role is to enclose and protect the more delicate inner parts while the flower is still a bud.
  • The corolla, made up of petals, lies just inside the calyx and is usually brightly coloured, its main role being to attract pollinators such as insects.
  • The androecium, made up of stamens, comes next and is the male reproductive whorl, each stamen consisting of a filament and an anther containing pollen sacs.
  • The gynoecium, made up of one or more carpels, occupies the innermost, central position and is the female reproductive whorl, each carpel consisting of a stigma, style and ovary. …

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