Glossary: zygomorphic

Definition:

applied to flowers having bilateral symmetry, so that the corolla may be divided equally only along 1 plane of symmetry.

Image of a flower of Justicia with just 1 plane of symmetry.

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Glossary details: zygomorphic.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=842, retrieved 29 March 2024

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