Fuzzy Fibers seen in corona of silk floss flower
Dec 14, 2018 • 10:15 AM UTC
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Divya Kaur
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Common name: Floss-silk Tree, Kapok
Botanical Name: Ceiba speciosa ( = Chorisia speciosa )
Family: Bombacaceae , now merged under Malvaceae (Hibiscus Family)
In the flower of silkfloss there is a distinct corona. It lies at the base of the staminal tube. It is a cream-coloured bell-like or vase-like structure with a maroon or dark-red-lobed rim covered with fuzzy white hairs. It appears like a distinct wheel. The hair were fixed on the slide to see ribbon-like strips with a distinct wavy margin through foldscope.
Botanical Name: Ceiba speciosa ( = Chorisia speciosa )
Family: Bombacaceae , now merged under Malvaceae (Hibiscus Family)
In the flower of silkfloss there is a distinct corona. It lies at the base of the staminal tube. It is a cream-coloured bell-like or vase-like structure with a maroon or dark-red-lobed rim covered with fuzzy white hairs. It appears like a distinct wheel. The hair were fixed on the slide to see ribbon-like strips with a distinct wavy margin through foldscope.
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Basal bell-like structure
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Corona separated out
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Fuzzy hair of corona
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