What is the name of the male reproductive organ on a flower?
Answer 1:
Androecium is related to the male-reproductive part of the flower, that is, Stamen.
Explanation:
The stamen is the male-reproductive part of the flower that produces Pollen Grains. Pollen grains land on the stigma to form a fruit. Androecium can be defined as a whorl that contains male reproductive structures called stamens.
Other such whorls are:-
- Calyx
- Corolla
- Gynoecium
- Androecium
Answer 2:
The male reproductive organ of the flower is called androecium. Stamen is the unit of androecium.
Explanation:
A stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of the flower and contains a filament and an anther. Anthers are mostly double lobed and contain pollen. Pollen grains develop from a microspore and contain the male gametophyte. Flowers are made up of both reproductive and non reproductive structures arranged in four whorls including calyx, corolla, androecium and gynaecium.