Andromonoecy

Andromonoecy is a breeding system of plant species in which male and hermaphrodite flowers are on the same plant.[1] It is a monomorphic sexual system comparable with monoecy, gynomonoecy and trimonoecy.[2] Andromonoecy is frequent among genera with zygomorphic flowers,[3] however it is overall rare and occurs in less than 2% of plant species. Nonetheless the breeding system has gained interest among biologists in the study of sex expression.[4]

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  2. ^ Torices, Rubén; Méndez, Marcos; Gómez, José María (2011). "Where do monomorphic sexual systems fit in the evolution of dioecy? Insights from the largest family of angiosperms". New Phytologist. 190 (1): 234–248. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03609.x. ISSN 1469-8137. PMID 21219336.
  3. ^ Wilson, Karen L.; Morrison, David A. (2000). Monocots: Systematics and Evolution: Systematics and Evolution. Csiro Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-643-09929-6.
  4. ^ Pugnaire, Francisco; Valladares, Fernando (2007-06-20). Functional Plant Ecology. CRC Press. p. 524. ISBN 978-1-4200-0762-6.