Question

What are the different shapes a corolla can take?

Answer 1

Corolla:

1. The collection of all the petals of a flower is known as the corolla.
2. It can be of different shapes like clawed, fimbriate, laciniate, spurred, and saccate.
3. They can be irregular or regular.
4. It can be of different types like apopetalous, polypetalous, gamopetalous, and sympetalous.

Clawed:

1. The petal at the base is claw-shaped.
2. It is narrow and slender.
3. Examples are petals of Cruciferae.

Fimbriate:

1. The petals are hairy and teeth-like structures.
2. An example is Dianthus.

Laciniate:

1. The petals are divided into several segments of equal lengths.
2. They are long in shape.
3. An example is Kalanchoe.

Spurred:

1. The corolla is long with a hollow projection.
2. An example is Delphinium majas.

Saccate:

1. The lower part of the corolla tube forms a sac-like structure.
2. An example is Antirrhinum.