a stamen fused to a petal or an anther fused for its whole length to the filament. adnate, coherent, connate adnate fused to an organ of a different kind, e.g. abaxial adherent touching without organic fusion, referring to parts normally separate, e.g. obtuse adaxial towards the axis, referring to the surface of an organ that is closest to the axis in bud. attenuate acute terminating in a distinct but not protracted point, the converging edges forming an angle of less than 90 degrees. zygomorphic aculeate covered in prickles acuminate tapering gradually to a protracted point. Used to describe the fruit of the Asteraceae formed from an inferior ovary, following the definition given by De Candolle equivalent to the term cypsela actinomorphic having radially arranged floral segments which are more or less equal in size and shape, referring to a flower, calyx or corolla. abscissile acaulescent without a stem, or with stem so short that the leaves appear basal achene a dry, 1-seeded, indehiscent fruit formed from a superior ovary of one carpel.

adaxial abscission the normal shedding from a plant of an organ that is mature or aged. Sourced from the following Western Australian Herbarium publications:įlora of the Perth Region, Parts I and II (1987), Flora of the Kimberley (1992) and The Western Australian Flora - A Descriptive Catalogue (2000).Ī abaxial away from the axis, referring to the surface of an organ that is furthest from the axis in bud.

Cyme botany