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: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Glossary details: zygomorphic.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=842, retrieved 28 March 2024

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