Examples of Flowers (Pollination)

• Clitoria flower

  1. Insect lands on a petal
  2. insect follows nectar guide
  3. Insect forces its way in to collect nectar
  4. its back brushes against stigma and anthers
  5. Cross pollination/self pollination

  
• Structure of Clitoria flower


  • Petals

  1. Brightly coloured
  2. Presence of nectar guides

  • Stamens

  1. Nectar is found at the bottom of the stamen trough
  2. Inside the flower, so insects have to brush past them to get nectar.

  • Stigma

  1. Small and compact

  • Style

  1. Long, curved and hairy

  
• Ischaemum muticum Flower


  •A pair of flowers; one bisexual and one male

  • Lodicules

  • Spikelet

  • Flowering and non-flowering bracts

  • Inflorescence

  
• Structure of Ischaemum muticum


  Stigmas :

  • Long and feathery stigmas provide a large surface area to trap pollen floating in the air.

  • Protrude out of the bracts

  Stamens :

  • Long filaments

  • Anthers hang outside the bracts. When the wind blows, they sway and release the pollen