A pseudanthium (Greek for `false flower`) or flower head is a special type of inflorescence, in which anything from a small cluster to hundreds or sometimes thousands of flowers are grouped together to form a single flower-like structure. Pseudanthia take various forms. The individual flowers of a pseudanthium commonly are called florets. The re.....
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(from the article `Euphorbiales`) In a number of genera of Euphorbiaceae, the inflorescence is highly modified into a flower cluster that mimics a single flower (pseudanthium). ... The subfamily Mapanioideae has a pseudanthium, or false flower, composed of a single terminal female flower surrounded by a number of naked stamens, ... [...
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