heterostyled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of heterostyled
Example Sentences
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If one form is fertilised with pollen from the same form, the full complement of seed is not produced; and in the case of some heterostyled genera no seed at all is produced.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles
And now we see that this same conclusion is independently and strongly fortified by the consideration of the illegitimate unions of trimorphic and dimorphic heterostyled plants.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles
Close correspondence between the effects of cross-fertilisation and self-fertilisation, and of the legitimate and illegitimate unions of heterostyled plants, in comparison with hybrid unions.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles
On the other hand, the short-styled plants of this species, differently from those of P. officinalis, were fertile with their own pollen in a quite remarkable degree for a heterostyled plant.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles
Some families of considerable size, such as the Boragineae and Verbenaceae, include, as far as is at present known, only a single heterostyled genus.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles
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