Commelina africana
This species has bigger bracts
than other Commelina. |
male flower on an erect pedicel and
bisexual flower on a lateral pedicel |
white hairs on an erect pedicel
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male flower
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bisexual flower
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A male flower has 4 staminodes
and 2 stamens |
3 X-stamens (staminodes) of
the male flower |
inverted V-stamen (staminode) of the male flower one side |
inverted V-stamen (staminode) of
the male flower another side |
O-stamens of the male flower
both sides |
A bisexual flower has 4 staminodes , 2 stamens and 1 pistil. |
3 X-staminodes of the
bisexual flower |
inverted V-staminode of the bisexual
flower one side |
another side of the previous
inverted V-staminode |
both sides O-stamens of the
bisexual flower |
pistil | stigma |
ovary that has white hairs |
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