Adnation Explained

Adnation in angiosperms is the fusion of two or more whorls of a flower, e.g. stamens to petals".^[1] This is in contrast to connation, the fusion among a single whorl.^{[2] [3]}

References

Notes and References

1. Book: A Dictionary of Botany . registration . 9. Little . R. John . Jones . C. Eugene . Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. New York . 1980 . 0-442-24169-0.
2. Book: A Dictionary of Botany . registration . 91. Little . R. John . Jones . C. Eugene . Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. New York . 1980 . 0-442-24169-0.
3. Book: Jackson, Benjamin Daydon. 89. A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent. fourth. Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.. London. 1928.