What name is given to the external set of floral leaves or sepals in a flower?
Floral formula or "staminate" instead of the symbols. Floral formula can also incorporate the fruit type, Judd "et al." place it at the very end. ↯ K3 [C3 A1°–3°+½:2°] Ğ(3) – the formula of "Canna edulis"; asymmetric flower; calyx of three free sepals; corolla of three free petals joined with androecium; androecium in two whorls, the outer whorl contains 1–3 staminodes, the inner contains ½ of a stamen and 2 staminodes; gynoecium fused of 3 carpels, inferior ovary B Bt K3:(2)↓ C3:2↓ A(3):2↓+4:1 1↓ Vm8–10 – the formula of "Tamarindus indica"; bract and petaloid bracteoles; monosymmetric calyx of three and two petaloid
Floral formula sepals; monosymmetric corolla of three and two reduced petals; two whorls of stamens, the outer monosymmetric from three fused and two reduced stamens, the inner of 4 reduced and 1 lost stamen; monosymmetric gynoecium of 1 carpel with superior ovary; marginal placentation with 8–10 ovules per gynoecium. Floral formula Floral formula is a means to represent the structure of a flower using numbers, letters and various symbols, presenting substantial information about the flower in a compact form. It can represent particular species, or can be generalized to characterize higher taxa, usually giving ranges of organ numbers. Floral formulae are one