Dehiscence (botany) - Dehiscence of Flower Buds

Dehiscence of Flower Buds

Flower buds of Eucalyptus and related genera open with circumscissile dehiscence. A small cap separates from the remainder of the bud along a circular horizontal zone.

  • Corymbia ficifolia

  • Eucalyptus globulus

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