Floral Formulas-Students：花公式的学生.pptVIP

Acanthaceae * Floral Formulas A Cool Way to Look at Floral Anatomy Floral Formulas System of notation Display a ton of information about the structure of a flower Similar to the notation we used when we learned about grasses Not standardized Floral Formulas Using the 4 whorls of floral parts as our reference Calyx (sepals) Corolla (petals) Androecium (stamens) Gynoecium (pistils) Floral Formulas K = calyx C = corolla A = androecium G = gynoecium Floral Formulas Number of Parts K5 = calyx of 5 sepals C6 = corolla of 6 petals A10 = androecium of 10 stamens G2 = gynoecium of 2 carpels C0 = corolla missing A4[5] = androecium usually of 4 stamens, rarely 5 Floral Formulas Number of Parts (a little more complicated) A4+2 = androecium of 6 stamens, 4 in 1 set, 2 in another G2-3 = gynoecium of 2 or 3 carpel Ax = androecium of a low unstable number (about 10-20) stamens G∞ = gynoecium of high unstable number, more than 20 carpels Floral Formulas Symmetry K = calyx actinomorphic (radially) C = corolla actinomorphic Kz = calyx zygomorphic (bilaterally) Cz = corolla zygomorphic Floral Formulas Fusion of Parts K4 = calyx of 4 separate sepals C3 = corolla of 3 separate petals K(4) = calyx of 4 fused sepals G(2) = gynoecium of 2 fused carpels G4 = gynoecium of 4 separate carpels A5 = androecium of 5 stamens fused by their filaments Floral Formulas Fusion of Parts (cont.) A5G2 = androecium and gynoecium fused by their upper parts K C A = calyx, corolla, and androecium united into a hypanthium Floral Formulas Ovary Position G = ovary superior; flower hypogenous or perigynous G = ovary inferior; flower epigynous -G- = ovary half-inferior G = ovary either superior or inferior Floral Formulas K5 Cz1+(2)+2 A9+1 G1 Given: Floral Formulas Translation K5 Cz1+(2)+2 A9 +1 G1 Calyx of 5 separate sepals Corolla zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical); of 5 petals, 2 fused together, 2 free and forming a pair, and a 5th different from the others Androecium of 10 stamens, 9 joined by their fil