Flowers: Parts of flowers and Functions

Flowers are a breeding tool generative seed plants closed. In the parts of the flower that has all kinds or types of parts that each function of each part of the interest is different, so the need for lengthy discussions and extensive on parts of the flower, and therefore this time we will discuss the parts of -part of interest, be it part of the general interest, the interest portion based on the completeness of the flower and is based on the completeness of the genitals, of the three groupings of sections that interest different discussion. To find out the flower parts and functions based on these three groups can be seen below ..

Parts of Flowers and Functions

1. Parts of Flowers General

Parts of general interest are as follows.

 a. Parent Stalk Flowers

Mother holding stalks of flowers or flower stalk (rachis, penduluncus, penduluncus communis) is the axis of the inflorescence in the continuation of the trunk or branches.

 b. Flower stalk

Flower stalk (pedicellus) is part of the right flower is beneath the flower which is the latest supporter of the branch of flowers. The function of the flower stalk is the link between flowers with branches and flower stalks also serves as the support of interest.

 c. Basic Flowers

Basic interest (receptacle) is the end of the interest in attaching and rest petals. Basic functions of the flower is a flower crown bertumpunya or location.

 d. Protective leaf

Bract (brachtea) is a leaf that diketiaknya overgrown flowers, bract is the last leaf.

 e. Leaf stalk

Leaf stalk (brachteola) is a leaf that is located at the base of the flower stalk, which acts as a protective.

 f. Flower petals

Calyx (sepals) is part of the interest that protects and surrounds the crown when flower bud. The function of the petals is to protect the crown of flowers when the buds and will open if the crown bloom. Petals usually resemble the color and shape of leaves.

 g. Flower Crown

Crown flower (corolla) is part of the most beautiful flower that has a wide variety of attractive colors, the beauty of this flower section (crown), referred to as the flower crown flower jewelry. Attractive colors of the petals lure insects that serve as the pollination process.

 h. Stamens

Stamens (stamens) are the male genitals as a flower or a fertile breeding comprising anthers (anthera), pollen (pollen), stalk juice (filament) and supporting anthers. Functions as a stamen is the male genitalia.

 I. pistil

Pistil (pistil) is part of a flower or a fertile breeding tool that the female genitalia and there will be floral and ovule in the pistil. Pistil are in the midst of the flower surrounded by stamens. Pistil consists of two parts, namely anthers and pistil stalk.

2. Based on Completeness of Section Flowers

Based on the completeness of the flower, the flower jewelery and genitals flower flowers can be divided into complete and incomplete flower like this ..

a. Full Flower

Complete flower is a flower that has petals, corolla, stamens, and pistils. Examples are hibiscus, tobacco, roses, jasmine, and eggplant. Full Flower definitely has two kinds of tools sex, therefore called hermaphrodite flowers (hermaphrodites). However, hermaphrodite or unisexual flowers are not necessarily complete a full flower.

b. Flower Incomplete

Flowers called interest is incomplete if it does not have one or several parts of interest both jewelry and genitals interest. Incomplete flower can be divided into two groups.

• Incomplete flower jewelery, floral jewelery is incomplete does not have a crown or a group again. Flowers that do not have flower jewelry flower called naked.
• Genital Incomplete, incomplete genitalia are of interest only to have one's genitals is called unisexual flowers, composed of male flowers and female flowers. Examples cucumber flowers and flower bark. Or if the interest rate does not have genitals called sterile flowers (flowers not bisexual), for example sunflower ribbon flowers.

3. Based on Completeness of Genital

Ditinaju of completeness genitals, the interest rate can be divided into perfect and imperfect flowers.

a. Perfect Flowers

Flowers called perfect flowers if you have two kinds of genitals, the stamens and pistils. Jewelry flower petals in the form of petals and emotion does not necessarily exist in perfect flowers.

b. Flower Imperfect

Flowers called interest is not perfect if only one kind of genitals, any stamen or pistil alone. There are also said to be monoesis and Diesis, monoesis is a flower that has male genitals and flowers have female genitalia contained in the plant, for example, plant corn and cucumbers while Diesis is the male flowers and female flowers are on the individual plant different, it is called plant married two. Examples are plants and palm bark.