2006-08-28 20:26:58 · 4 answers · asked by butch s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
We are similar to a gynodioecious flower.
2006-08-28 20:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by chancethepug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gynodioecy doesn't just involve one flower ... it is a flowering syndrome associated with reproductive biology where a species has two forms: one form has hermaphrodite flowers and the other has female-only flowers. So, the flowers on the one form are indeed hermaphrodite but those on the other and female. I guess the other issue is that the female plant may *appear* to be hermaphrodite because it seems to have well developed stamens and anthers but these are in fact sterile (ie, staminodes). In such flowers, with cryptic sexuality, these phenomena have often gone unnoticed for many years.
It has been suggested that gynodioecy may be a stepping-stone to the development of dioecy.
2006-08-29 06:48:19 · answer #2 · answered by myrtguy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hermaphrodite flower is bisexual flower-It has both male and female parts. Gynodioecious is applied to a plant .They are not same.
2006-08-29 12:07:55 · answer #3 · answered by krishna m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is!!! well sorta lol
2006-09-01 22:07:31 · answer #4 · answered by happy.moron 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋