Example sentences for: capitula

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  • In addition, plants with discoid capitula are considered homogamous since all florets are of one sexual form (perfect-bisexual disk florets), and plants with disciform capitula are considered heterogamous with two or more sexual forms ( i.e., pistillate rays and perfect disks, or pistillate rays and staminate disks).

  • Furthermore, the tentative placement of disciform Kaschgaria and discoid Stilnolepis sister to the entire subtribe suggests that there may have been multiple origins for disciform, as well as discoid capitula.

  • In Artemisia s.l ., the typical limb of the Anthemideae-type ray florets are reduced to a membranous vestige, giving the impression that the small capitula are composed only of disk florets, referred to as disciform capitula (inflorescence) by Bremer and Humphries [ 2 ] . In other members of the genus, the ray flowers are absent, thus the capitulum is composed only of disk florets, i.e ., discoid.

  • Seriphidium as a distinct genus along with several small genera from within the boundaries of Artemisia s.l . The more recent, major classifications [ 2 39 49 50 ] have agreed with the segregation of Seriphidium on the basis of discoid-homogamous capitula and recognized the smaller segregate genera as well.

  • Sphaeromeria also has heterogamous-disciform capitula with pistillate ray and perfect disk florets, as does heterogamous-disciform S. bigelowii , suggesting that it is indeed a plesiomorphy.


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