Question

What is gynostegium?

Answer 1

Flower:

1. In angiosperms, the flower is the reproductive unit.
2. Sexual reproduction takes place in flowers.
3. Each flower has calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium.
4. Androecium:

• Stamens make up the androecium.
• A stalk and an anther make up each stamen.
• Stamen represents the male reproductive organ.

5. Gynoecium:

• The female reproductive component of the flower, made up of one or more carpels, is known as the gynoecium.
• The stigma, style, and ovary are the three sections of a carpel.

Gynostegium:

1. The stamens, styles, and stigmatic surfaces are fused together to produce a complicated structure.
2. It is found in members of the Asclepiadaceae family.