Correlation between Inflorescence Architecture and Floral Asymmetry-Evidence from Aberrant Flowers in Canna L. (Cannaceae).

ABSTRACT: Floral symmetry studies often focus on the development of monosymmetric and polysymmetric flowers, whereas asymmetric flowers and their position and function within the inflorescence structure are largely neglected. Cannaceae is one of the few families that possesses truly asymmetric flowers, serving as a model to study the characters and mechanisms involved in the development of floral asymmetry and its context within the developing and mature inflorescence. In this study, inflorescence structure and floral morphology of normal asymmetric flowers and 16 aberrant flower collections from Canna indica L. and C. glauca L. were photographed, analyzed, and compared with attention to stamen petaloidy, floral symmetry, and inflorescence branching patterns anterior and posterior to t

SUBMITTER: Yu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9571657 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature