Different Types Of Aestivation In Plants | Biology Blog
Aestivation The arrangement of sepals or petals in a flower bud with respect to the member of the same whorl is known as Aestivation. Types - There are generally 5 types of aestivation in flowers - Valvate Aestivation - This type of aestivation generally seen in Datura and Calotropis in which the arrangement of speak and petals are such that the margins of the petals remain close to each other or in contact with the next petals. Twisted Aestivation - This type of aestivation is seen in China rose, cotton, etc flowers in which the arrangement of sepals or petals are in a way that the one side of the margins is directed inwards and overlapped while the other margins are directed towards outside and overlap the margins of the adjacent time. Imbricate Aestivation - Aestivation in which one sepal or petal is internal and overlapped on both the margins while the other one is external with both of its margins a