Oleaceae
1-Floral formula
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Here is the floral formula for the Oleaceae. This formula is for perfect flowers, such as found in Forsythia. There are 4 connate sepals, 4 connate petals, 2 (two) epipetalous stamens, and a syncarpous gynoecium of 2 carpels with a superior ovary.
There is a trend towards wind pollination in the Oleaceae, such as in the genus Fraxinus (Images # 7–9). Can you make floral formulas for the male and female flowers in Fraxinus given the information in Images # 7–9? |