Scientists have found that the plant hormone auxin governs the change from cell division at shoot tips to the development of female parts of a flower. Auxin levels are themselves controlled by the ...

Yannick M. Staedler, Peter H. Weston and Peter K. Endress Calycanthaceae, sister to all other Laurales, are the most distinct family of the order in their gynoecium structure (lateral placentation, ...

In order to evaluate the taxonomic position of Parodianthus, morphological features of partial inflorescences, gynoecium and fruit were studied. The partial inflorescence is a two-flowered reduced ...