| Term . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Dioecy | A sexual system in which populations are composed of female and male plants. |
| Enantiostyly | A floral polymorphism in which styles are deflected either to the left- or right-side of a flower. In monomorphic enantiostyly, both flower types can occur on a plant (“mixed handedness”), whereas in dimorphic enantiostyly plants produce either left- or right-handed flowers (“fixed handedness”). |
| Floral display | The number of flowers open on a plant at one time (e.g., daily display size). |
| Floral longevity | The functioning life span of an individual flower. |
| Geitonogamy | Self-pollination resulting from pollen transfer between flowers on a plant that causes self-fertilization (selfing). |
| Herkogamy | The spatial separation of dehiscing anthers and receptive stigmas within a flower. |
| Heterostyly | A sexual polymorphism in which populations are composed of two (distyly) or three (tristyly) floral morphs differing reciprocally in stigma and anther heights. |
| Inbreeding depression | The reduction in viability and/or fertility of inbred offspring compared to those from mating between unrelated individuals. A common form of inbreeding in plants is self-fertilization (selfing). |
| Mating system | The mode of transmission of genes from one generation to the next through sexual reproduction. |
| Monoecy | A hermaphroditic sexual system in which plants in a population produce separate female and male flowers. |
| Pollen discounting | A loss in outcrossed siring success caused by self-pollination. |
| Pollination | The transfer of pollen between flowers by various agents of pollen dispersal, including animals, wind, and water. |
| Stylar dimorphism | The occurrence of two floral morphs within a population that differ in style orientation (e.g., dimorphic enantiostyly) or length (e.g., distyly). |
| Term . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Dioecy | A sexual system in which populations are composed of female and male plants. |
| Enantiostyly | A floral polymorphism in which styles are deflected either to the left- or right-side of a flower. In monomorphic enantiostyly, both flower types can occur on a plant (“mixed handedness”), whereas in dimorphic enantiostyly plants produce either left- or right-handed flowers (“fixed handedness”). |
| Floral display | The number of flowers open on a plant at one time (e.g., daily display size). |
| Floral longevity | The functioning life span of an individual flower. |
| Geitonogamy | Self-pollination resulting from pollen transfer between flowers on a plant that causes self-fertilization (selfing). |
| Herkogamy | The spatial separation of dehiscing anthers and receptive stigmas within a flower. |
| Heterostyly | A sexual polymorphism in which populations are composed of two (distyly) or three (tristyly) floral morphs differing reciprocally in stigma and anther heights. |
| Inbreeding depression | The reduction in viability and/or fertility of inbred offspring compared to those from mating between unrelated individuals. A common form of inbreeding in plants is self-fertilization (selfing). |
| Mating system | The mode of transmission of genes from one generation to the next through sexual reproduction. |
| Monoecy | A hermaphroditic sexual system in which plants in a population produce separate female and male flowers. |
| Pollen discounting | A loss in outcrossed siring success caused by self-pollination. |
| Pollination | The transfer of pollen between flowers by various agents of pollen dispersal, including animals, wind, and water. |
| Stylar dimorphism | The occurrence of two floral morphs within a population that differ in style orientation (e.g., dimorphic enantiostyly) or length (e.g., distyly). |
| Term . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Dioecy | A sexual system in which populations are composed of female and male plants. |
| Enantiostyly | A floral polymorphism in which styles are deflected either to the left- or right-side of a flower. In monomorphic enantiostyly, both flower types can occur on a plant (“mixed handedness”), whereas in dimorphic enantiostyly plants produce either left- or right-handed flowers (“fixed handedness”). |
| Floral display | The number of flowers open on a plant at one time (e.g., daily display size). |
| Floral longevity | The functioning life span of an individual flower. |
| Geitonogamy | Self-pollination resulting from pollen transfer between flowers on a plant that causes self-fertilization (selfing). |
| Herkogamy | The spatial separation of dehiscing anthers and receptive stigmas within a flower. |
| Heterostyly | A sexual polymorphism in which populations are composed of two (distyly) or three (tristyly) floral morphs differing reciprocally in stigma and anther heights. |
| Inbreeding depression | The reduction in viability and/or fertility of inbred offspring compared to those from mating between unrelated individuals. A common form of inbreeding in plants is self-fertilization (selfing). |
| Mating system | The mode of transmission of genes from one generation to the next through sexual reproduction. |
| Monoecy | A hermaphroditic sexual system in which plants in a population produce separate female and male flowers. |
| Pollen discounting | A loss in outcrossed siring success caused by self-pollination. |
| Pollination | The transfer of pollen between flowers by various agents of pollen dispersal, including animals, wind, and water. |
| Stylar dimorphism | The occurrence of two floral morphs within a population that differ in style orientation (e.g., dimorphic enantiostyly) or length (e.g., distyly). |
| Term . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Dioecy | A sexual system in which populations are composed of female and male plants. |
| Enantiostyly | A floral polymorphism in which styles are deflected either to the left- or right-side of a flower. In monomorphic enantiostyly, both flower types can occur on a plant (“mixed handedness”), whereas in dimorphic enantiostyly plants produce either left- or right-handed flowers (“fixed handedness”). |
| Floral display | The number of flowers open on a plant at one time (e.g., daily display size). |
| Floral longevity | The functioning life span of an individual flower. |
| Geitonogamy | Self-pollination resulting from pollen transfer between flowers on a plant that causes self-fertilization (selfing). |
| Herkogamy | The spatial separation of dehiscing anthers and receptive stigmas within a flower. |
| Heterostyly | A sexual polymorphism in which populations are composed of two (distyly) or three (tristyly) floral morphs differing reciprocally in stigma and anther heights. |
| Inbreeding depression | The reduction in viability and/or fertility of inbred offspring compared to those from mating between unrelated individuals. A common form of inbreeding in plants is self-fertilization (selfing). |
| Mating system | The mode of transmission of genes from one generation to the next through sexual reproduction. |
| Monoecy | A hermaphroditic sexual system in which plants in a population produce separate female and male flowers. |
| Pollen discounting | A loss in outcrossed siring success caused by self-pollination. |
| Pollination | The transfer of pollen between flowers by various agents of pollen dispersal, including animals, wind, and water. |
| Stylar dimorphism | The occurrence of two floral morphs within a population that differ in style orientation (e.g., dimorphic enantiostyly) or length (e.g., distyly). |
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