flexistyly
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]flexistyly (uncountable)
- (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], :
- A number of genera including Alpinia and Amomum (Zingiberaceae), exhibit interesting flexistyly polymorphisms which enhance fruit production by avoiding geitonogamy and promoting xenogamy.