TWO PROCESSES. “Sympetaly itself involves the combination of two developmental processes: meristem fusion of petal primordia; and the establishment of an intercalary meristem that produces a floral tube via intercalary elongation. Perianth synorganization can include fusion of petals alone, or can unite the petals with the stamens into a floral tube, resulting in concerted evolution of floral form.”
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