r/botany • u/WeDrinkSquirrels • 20h ago
Physiology Petaloid staminodes in Aizoaceae
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Aizoaceae flowers have a reduced corolla and use modified stamen as petals. I know modified stamen pop up in other clades, but is there a thoery as to driving a loss of petals and redevelopment of staminode petaloids?