homostylic
- adjective
- /ˌhoʊməˈstaɪlɪk/
- Specialized
- The homostylic flower has equal lengths of styles.
Examples
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Some species exhibit homostylic flowers as an adaptation to self-pollination.
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Primrose populations can be either homostylic or heterostylic, depending on the length of their floral styles.
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The homostylic form is rare in plants that typically depend on pollinators.
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Do you know if this plant is homostylic?
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Many plants have homostylic flowers, which feature styles of the same length.
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In some flowering plants, homostylic forms enhance the chances of self-pollination.
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The biologist explained that homostylic flowers have styles that are all equal in length.
Synonyms
A flower with all styles the same length
Having all the flower parts that receive pollen at the same height
How Varied
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
homostylic = styl (semi-transparent) = homo + styl + ic
The prefix 'homo-' means 'same', and 'styl' refers to the part of the flower, but the specific botanical meaning may not be immediately clear to all learners.
Etymology
The word homostylic combines homo- meaning 'same' and style meaning 'a part of a flower'. So a homostylic flower has all its styles the same length.