gynoecium

Examples of gynoecium in the following topics:

• Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms

  • A typical flower has four main parts, or whorls: the calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium .
  • The innermost group of structures in the flower is the gynoecium, or the female reproductive component(s).
  • The carpel is the individual unit of the gynoecium and has a stigma, style, and ovary.
  • Flowers that contain both an androecium and a gynoecium are called perfect, androgynous, or hermaphrodites.
  • The four main parts of the flower are the calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium.

• Angiosperm Flowers

  • Styles, stigmas, and ovules constitute the female organ: the gynoecium or carpel.
  • Together, all the carpels make up the gynoecium.