Number of carpel

Gynoecia are classified and named directly by how many carpels they contain. A unicarpellary (monocarpellary) gynoecium has a single carpel, as in the Fabaceae. A bicarpellary gynoecium has two carpels, as in the Rubiaceae. A tricarpellary gynoecium has three carpels, as in the Cucurbitaceae. A tetracarpellary gynoecium has four carpels, as in the Lamiaceae. A multicarpellary …