- microsporangiate strobilus
- , less correctly microstrobilus.Pollen-bearing cone, pollen cone; less correctly male cone.
Expanded glossary of Cycad terms . 2014.
microsporangiate strobilus
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strobilus — , plural strobili. Reproductive structure of gymnosperms and some cryptogams such as Selaginella; organized collection of sporophylls on a central axis. See also cone, megasporangiate strobilus, microsporangiate strobilus … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
Strobilus — A strobilus (plural strobili) is an organ of many plants that contains the reproductive structures. Strobili are ordinarily called cones in many of these groups. Strobili are characterized by a central axis (anatomically a stem) surrounded by… … Wikipedia
megasporangiate strobilus — , less correctly megastrobilus. Seed bearing cone, seed cone, or ovulate cone; less correctly female cone. Cf. microsporangiate strobilus … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
cone — Reproductive structure of gymnosperms; organized collection of sporophylls on a central axis. See also strobilus, megasporangiate strobilus and microsporangiate strobilus … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
female cone — Seed bearing strobilus. See also megasporangiate strobilus, ovulate cone, seed cone. Cf. microsporangiate strobilus, pollen cone … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
male cone — Pollen bearing strobilus. See also microsporangiate strobilus, pollen cone. Cf. female cone, megasporangiate strobilus, ovulate cone, seed cone … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
pollen cone — / pollen strobilus Male cone; microsporangiate strobilus. Cf. seed cone … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
staminate cone — /staminate strobilus Incorrectly derived term for male cone; pollen cone; microsporangiate strobilus … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
gnetophyte — ▪ plant Introduction any member of the division Gnetophyta, a small group of gymnospermous vascular plants that are represented by three living genera: Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia. There are 65 species in the genus Ephedra, 30 or more… … Universalium
cycadophyte — ▪ plant Introduction any member of a diverse collection of mostly extinct primitive gymnospermous plants. They probably had their origins among the progymnosperms of the Devonian Period (416 to 359 million years ago), possibly among a… … Universalium
