WORKSHEET NO.

8 CHECKLIST
FLORAL PARTS AND VARIATION
A. GENERAL TERMS

FLOWER CYCLY Carpellate/ Pistillate Uniseriate

Complete PLANT SEX Dichlamydeous
Incomplete Monoecious Homochlamydeous
FLOWER SEX Diecious PLANT MEROSITY
Bisexual Polygamous Trimerous
Unisexual PERIANTH CYCLY Tetramerous
Staminate Biseriate Pentamerous

B. FUSION OF FLORAL PARTS

Connation Syntepalous Apocarpous

Adnation ANDROECIUM FUSION Syncarpous
PERIANTH FUSION Monodelphous FLOWER SYMMETRY
Apopetalous Diadelphous Actinomorphic
Aposepalous Epipetalous Biradial
Apotepalous Synadrous Zygomorphic
Sympetalous Syngenesious Asymmetric
Synsepalous
GYNOECIUM FUSION

C. INSERTION OF FLORAL PARTS

Hypogynous
Epigynous
Perigynous

D. INFLORESCENCE TYPE

Spike/ Spicate
Raceme
Panicle
Umbel
Head/ Capitulum
Corymb
Cyme
Fascicle
Catkin
Spadix
Glomerule
E. FLOWER/ INFLORESCENCE POSITION

Terminal
Axillary
Leaf-opposed
Cauliflorous

F. PERIANTH SHAPE

Tubular
Urceolate
Infundibular
Rotate
Campanulate
Bilabiate
Salver-shaped
Papilionaceous
G. ANDROECIUM

STAMEN TYPE
Filamentous
Laminar
Sessile
ANTHER
ATTACHMENT
Basifixed
Dorsifixed
Versatile
ANTHER
DEHISCENCE TYPE
Longitudinal
Valves
Poricidal
H. GYNOECIUM

OVARY POSITION
Superior
Inferior
Half-interior
PLACENTATION
Marginal
Parietal
Basal
Axile
Free-central
Lamellate
 VARIATION IN FRUITS AND SEEDS
A. FRUIT TYPE

Simple fruit
Aggregate fruit
Multiple fruit
Fleshy fruit
Dry fruit
Dehiscent fruit
Indehiscent fruit
Follicle
Legume
Loment
Silicle
Silique
Schizocarp
Poricidal capsule
Circumscissile capsule/
Pyxis
Loculicidal capsule
Septicidal capsule
Samara
Caryopsis/ Grain
Achene
Nut
Drupe
Hesperidium
Pepo
Pome
Berry
Achenecetum
Drupecetum
Follicetum
Sorosis
B. FRUIT AND SEED DISPERSAL MECHANISM

Anemochory
Hydrochory
Epizoochory
Endozoochory
Autochory