The twenty species with such corollas recognised by Brongniart are referred to the Hypogynous Gamopetalous group of Exogens, which in the general organisation of the flowers approach nearest to Dialypetalæ.
There is a small number of Dicotyledons with gamopetalous corollas.
Of irregular gamopetalous corollas there may be mentioned the labiate or lipped (fig.
Regular gamopetalous corollas are sometimes campanulate or bell-shaped, as in (Campanula) (fig.
A gamopetalous corolla falls off in one piece; but sometimes the base of the corolla remains persistent, as in Rhinanthus and Orobanche.
Defn: Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers.
Defn: A genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the Jacob's ladder and the Greek valerian.
Defn: Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineæ) of gamopetalous herbs, of which plumbago is the type.
Defn: The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla.
Note: The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers having a solitary petal, as in species of Amorpha, and use gamopetalous for a corolla of several petals combined into one piece.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order (Verbenaceæ) of gamopetalous plants of which Verbena is the type.
Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers.
A genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the Jacob's ladder and the Greek valerian.
Another feature of interest is the rarity with which axillary prolification is found in irregular gamopetalous blooms.
The instances of this are more frequent than in the case of the calyx, and admit of classification according as they occur in polypetalous or gamopetalous flowers, on the outer or inner surface of the petals, &c.
Only two of the scores of families, with inferior ovary and gamopetalous corollas, will be mentioned here, both of which are important.
Gamopetalous or united and regular corolla of the Fringed Gentian.
Giving free rein to our imagination, we may for a moment assume the possibility of a new subdivision of the vegetable kingdom, arising from Vilmorin's poppy and having gamopetalous flowers for its chief character.
The broadest and most convincing one appears to me to be afforded by the cohesion of the petals in gamopetalous flowers.
No doubt it is not at all of rare occurrence, and the origin of the present gamopetalous families is to be considered as nothing extraordinary.
Other species of [663] the same genus have also been recorded to producegamopetalous flowers, as for instance, Papaver hybridum, by Hoffmann.
If the character became fixed, so as to lose its present state of variability, such a group of supposititious gamopetalous plants might be quite analogous to the corresponding real gamopetalous families.
The heath-family or the Ericaceae and their nearest allies are usually considered to be the lowest of the gamopetalous plants.
The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla.
The expanded portion of a gamopetalous corolla, above the throat; the expanded portion of any petal, or of a leaf.
The orifice of a gamopetalous corolla or calyx; the part between the proper tube and the limb.
A small family, nearly related to the Gamopetalous order Ebenaceae.
The more or less cylindrical portion of a gamosepalous calyx or a gamopetalous corolla, distinguished from the expanded or lobed terminal portion.
Petals united into a gamopetalous corolla, the tube of which is as long as or longer than the lobes --18.
In gamopetalous flowers the line of junction of the petals is frequently marked with colour, and we know of no case in which a pattern runs deliberately across this structure line, though a blotch may spread from it.
Well-defined polypetalous and gamopetalous genera sometimes occur in the same order, and even Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons are classed together where they have some striking physiological character in common.
Amongst Dicotyledons the gamopetalous forms are admitted to be the highest development and a dominant one of our epoch.
A corolla when gamopetalous commonly shows a distinction (well marked in Fig.
This is a common form of gamopetalous corolla; and the calyx is often bilabiate also.
So this is a kind of gamopetalous corolla, which is open along one side nearly to the base, and outspread.
In a gamopetalouscorolla or gamosepalous calyx, the shape of the tube in the bud may sometimes be noticeable.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gamopetalous" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
