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INFORMATION
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Anthers are the male sex organs of
the flower, and produce male
gametophytes (pollen). Paperwhites
have six, aranged in two offset tri-
angles like a Star of David
Tepals are a middle ground between
sepals and petals, and act both as
the outer shell of the flower bud
and to attract pollinators. Tepals
give the Paperwhite its name, given
their colour and delicate structure
The corona acts to guide polinators
and to shelter the sexual organs.
Botanically, the corona is pretty
weird, developing from the floral
tube after other structures, and
expreses genes similarly to anthers
The floral tube (hypanthium) is
made up of the outer whorls of the
flower, the tepals and anthers. The
tube is long to accomidate pollin-
ators like moths, and rewards them
with nectar at its base
The gynnocium comprises the
female organs of the flower, from
the style down which the male
gametes travel to the ovary,
containing three chambers in which
seeds will develop (only two shown)