How do they differ? dioecious, Monoecious, hemaphrodite and perfect flowers?
Firstly, perfect = hermaphroditic.
Hermaphrodytic: reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes in the same flower.
Monoecious plants have both male and female flowers on the same specimen plant, while dioecious plants produce male and female flowers on different specimen plants.
Dioecious is a condition in which male and female reproductive organs are found on two different plants. For example Carica papaya.
Monoecious is a condition when male and female reproductive organs are found on the same plant but on two different branches. For example Zea mays.
Hermaphordite is a condition in which a flower contains both androecium and gynoecium whorls.
Perfect flower contains both stamens and carpels and is described as bisexual or hermaphroditic.
Just a few additional information. Some say 'dioecious species' which is incorrect. Similarly flowers are not dioecious or monoecious.
Dioecious flowers : Both male and female plants may have flowers, but one will have "male" flowers and the other "female" flowers. Some well-known Dioecious Plants include holly, asparagus, dates, mulberry, ginkgo, persmimmons, currant bushes, juniper bushes, sago, and spinach.
Monecious plants have both male and female flowers rather that perfect flowers. Corn (maize) is a good example of a monecious plant species. It has two types of flowers that develop at different parts of the plant. The male flower forms at the top of the plant and is called the tassle.
Hermaphrodite is used in botany to describe a flower that has both staminate (male, pollen-producing) and carpellate (female, ovule-producing) parts. This condition is seen in many common garden plants.
Plants may produce flowers that are perfect or imperfect. A flower with male and female parts is called a perfect flower. A flower that is missing male or female parts is an imper- fect flower. Plants may have flowers that are complete or incomplete.
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