sepalody

Updated: May 14, 2025

For these reasons the cruciata character may be considered as a case of sepalody of the petals, or of the petals being partly converted into sepals. It is worth while to note that as a monstrosity this occurrence is extremely rare throughout the whole vegetable kingdom, and only very few instances have been recorded.

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