flexistyly

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Noun

flexistyly (uncountable)

1. (botany) A form of polymorphism in which the style and stigma of hermaphroditic flowers move over time.
   • 2015 December 22, “Impact of Striped-Squirrel Nectar-Robbing Behaviour on Gender Fitness in Alpinia roxburghii Sweet (Zingiberaceae)”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     A number of genera including Alpinia and Amomum (Zingiberaceae), exhibit interesting flexistyly polymorphisms which enhance fruit production by avoiding geitonogamy and promoting xenogamy.

Related terms

• flexistylous