Glossary: corolla

Definition:

the inner whorl of sterile appendages in the flower, made up of the free or united petals which are usually membranous and coloured (not green).

Image of a Pentas corolla showing tube and lobes.

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Caprivi: Glossary details: corolla.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=166, retrieved 19 February 2025

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