heterostyled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of heterostyled
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They were called by me dimorphic and trimorphic, but have since been better named by Hildebrand, heterostyled.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
It is probable that the first step towards a species becoming heterostyled is great variability in the length of the pistil and stamens, or of the pistil alone.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
Therefore the number of dioecious species which owe their origin to the transformation of heterostyled plants is probably not so large as might have been anticipated from the facilities which they offer for such conversion.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
Some plants have been supposed to be heterostyled merely from their pistils and stamens varying greatly in length, and I have been myself more than once thus deceived.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
Most of the species in this genus are heterostyled or dimorphic; that is, they present two forms,—one long-styled with short stamens, and the other short-styled with long stamens.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
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