peloria
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Origin of peloria
1855–60; < New Latin < Greek pélōr ( os ) monstrous ( pélōr monster + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
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The term peloria was originally given by Linné to a malformation of Linaria vulgaris, with five spurs and five stamens, which was first found in 1742 near Upsal.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
It has been stated by Moquin and others that the uppermost flower of an inflorescence is the most subject to peloria; the uppermost flower of Teucrium campanulatum, for instance, is very generally regular.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
It must, however, be remarked that in some of the flowers recorded as peloric there is no indication as to which form of peloria the case should be referred to.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
From what has been already said it will be seen that regular peloria is closely allied to what Morren called epanody, or a return to the normal condition.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
Flowers the subjects either of regular or irregular peloria, q. v., are often destitute of some or all their stamens, e.g.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
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