carpellary

Updated: August 29, 2026

This may be seen in distinct strains of the cultivated bulbous Begonia, and more rarely in primroses. Here the apex of the carpellary leaf is sometimes drawn out into a long style, terminated by a flattened spatulate stigma. The pistillody of the stamens is frequently combined with another deviation in the poppies.

Hugo de Vries - Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation