Proterandrous Definition

Proterandrous Sentence Examples

• The flower is termed proterandrous or proterogynous according as anthers or stigmas mature first.

• Xenogamy is of course the only possible method in diclinous plants; it is also the usual method in monoclinous plants, owing to the fact that stamens and carpels often mature at different times (dichogamy), the plants being proterandrous or proterogynous.

• In some plants the stamens are perfected before the pistil; these are called proterandrous, as in Ranunculus repens, Silene maritima, Zea Mays.