Longitudinal section of a flowerपुष्प की अनुदैर्ध्य काट

NCERT Fig 11.10, 11.11 · interactive diagram

Parts and their functions

• Sepal (बाह्यदल) — Green outermost whorl; protects the bud.
• Petal (दल) — Coloured, often fragrant; attracts pollinators.
• Anther (परागकोश) — Part of the stamen that makes pollen grains (containing male gametes).
• Filament (तंतु) — Stalk holding the anther. Stamen = filament + anther (male part).
• Stigma (वर्तिकाग्र) — Tip of the pistil, often sticky — receives pollen.
• Style (वर्तिका) — Thin tube joining stigma to ovary; the pollen tube grows through it.
• Ovary (अंडाशय) — Swollen base of the pistil (female part). Becomes the fruit after fertilisation.
• Ovule (बीजांड) — Contains the egg cell (female gamete). Becomes the seed.
• Stalk (pedicel) (वृंत) — Attaches the flower to the plant.

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