Glossary Term: Column
Central organ formed by fusion of the male and female parts (stamen and pistil) in an orchid flower.
Synonyms:
- Gynostegium
- Gynostemium
- Gynandroecium
Images:
Column
Agrostophyllum sp.
Column
Coelogyne rhabdobulbon Schltr.
Column
Bulbophyllum nephropetalum Schltr.
Column
Column of Habenaria lobbii Rchb.f.
Column
Column of Paphiopedilum, after Engler & Prantl
Column
Column of Apostasia sect. Apostasia, the two anthers removed
Column
Column of Apostasia nuda R.Br.
Column
Column of Neuwiedia inae de Vogel, with three fertile anthers
- Caducous
- Caespitose
- Calceolate
- Calli
- Callose
- Callus
- Calyculus
- Campanulate
- Canaliculate
- Capitate
- Capitulum
- Capsule
- Carinate
- Carnose
- Carpel
- Cartilaginous
- Cataphyll
- Cataphylls
- Catch-root
- Caudate
- Caudicle
- Caulescent
- Cauline
- Character state
- Cilia
- Ciliate
- Ciliolate
- Cirrhose
- Clade
- Cladogenesis
- Cladogram
- Clavate
- Claw
- Clawed
- Cleistogamous
- Clinandrium
- Cochleate
- Coherent
- Column
- Column arm
- Column foot
- Column wing
- Compressed
- Condensed
- Congeneric
- Conical
- Connate
- Connective
- Conspecific
- Contorted
- Convergent evolution
- Convolute
- cool growing
- Cordate
- Coriaceous
- Corm
- Cortex
- Corymb
- Crenate
- Crenulate
- Crisped
- Cristate
- Cruciform
- Cucullate
- Cuneate
- Cuniculus
- Cuspidate
- Cylindrical
- Cymbiform
- Cystoliths