Orchid Organs

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“Floral organs of an orchid (Cattleya sp.). A, the entire flower; sep, sepal; pet, petal; B, column, showing s, stigma and r, the rostellum (beak), with the small glands at the tip; to the glands are attached the four strap-shaped caudicles of the pollinia; C, pollinia, with the four caudicles; below, the gland; D, longitudinal section of the column; p, pollinium; E, the same, enlarged.” -Gager, 1916

Keywords

korchid, petal, stigma, sepal, label flower parts, floral organs, pollinia, orchid parts, cattleya, rostellum, caudicles

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Flower Anatomy

Source

C. Stuart Gager Fundamentals of Botany (Philadelphia, PA: P. Blakiston, )

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