Narcissus (plant) corona. Floral tubes can range from long and narrow in sections "Apodanthi" and "Jonquilla" to rudimentary ("N. cavanillesii"). Surrounding the floral tube and corona and reflexed (bent back) from the rest of the perianth are the six spreading tepals or floral leaves, in two whorls which may be distally ascending, reflexed (folded back), or lanceolate. Like many monocotyledons, the perianth is homochlamydeous, that is undifferentiated into separate calyx (sepals) and corolla (petals), but rather has six tepals. The three outer tepal segments may be considered sepals, and the three inner segments petals. The transition point between the floral tube and
Discodermia calyx from it called calyculin A, which is a colorless oil used in a variety of different studies in modern medicine. "D. calyx" belongs to the Animalia family. Its phylum is "Porifera", which is characterizes it as a sponge. "D. calyx" belongs to the class demospongia and the order tetractinallida. The family that it belongs to is theonellida. Finally, the correct binomial nomenclature for this species of sponge is "Discodermia calyx", which indicates its genus and species. "D. calyx" has no colloquial name, as it is known primarily in scientific and medicinal contexts. "D. calyx" is one of a few sponges