DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
MORPHOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION
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Question
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seeds inside the fruit with respect to other members
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leaves on the stem
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flowers on the floral axis with respect to other members
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sepals / petals in floral bud with respect to other members of the same whorl
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Detailed explanation-1: -Aestivation is the arrangement of either the sepals or the petals in a flower bud with relation to one another as vernation proper is the arrangement of young leaves in the vegetative bud. This is a very important characteristic in the classification of plants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The arrangement of floral leaves in a floral bud is known as aestivation. It occurs in different floral parts like calyx and corolla. The arrangement of leaves in a vegetative bud is known as prefoliation. The folding of each individual leaf in a bud is known as ptyxis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Imbricate: In this type of aestivation, the sepals and petals overlap each other in the nonspecific direction. Example: Cassia and Gulmohar. Twisted: In this type of aestivation, the sepals and petals overlap each other in one specific direction.