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55-Perigynous insertion

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Perigynous — of perianth segments and stamens, arising from a hypanthium that is free from the ovary but extending above its base.

When the perianth and the stamens arise from a hypanthium that is NOT adnate to a superior ovary, the insertion is said to be perigynous, as in this longitudinal section of a flower of black cherry Prunus serotina.


Photo by K. R. Robertson of plants cultivated at the University of Illinois.

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