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Q.Give the technical terms for the following :
(a) A sterile stamen
(b) Stamens are attached to the petals
Puducherry TnboardTamil Nadu HSC First Year (DGE) Board 2023Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →A non-functional, pollen-less stamen is termed a staminode, and stamens fused to the petals are described as epipetalous.
(a) In some flowers, one or more of the stamens fail to develop pollen and become non-functional, often modified into a petal-like, hairy, or reduced structure that no longer serves a pollen-producing role (for example, in Canna or some Scrophulariaceae members). Such a sterile, non-functional stamen is given the technical term staminode.
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