gynophore
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006330
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: flower columella
- related: flower columellae
- related: flower columellas
- exact: ginóforo (Spanish)
- exact: hypogynia
- exact: hypogynium
- exact: 花被間柱、子房柄、雌蕊柄 (Japanese)
- broad: carpophore
- Definition
- A shoot axis that is an elongation of the floral axis that supports the carpels. [source: ISBN:0521251346]
- Comment
- A gynophore is only present when there is an elongation of the axis between the androecium and gynoecium.
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