Question

Define aestivation describe types of aestivation

Answer 1

(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period. 2. n. (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens. Full Definitions of aestivation.....

Answer 2

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Aestivation is the arrangement of floral organs like sepals and petals in a flower.

The different types of aestivation valvate, open, twisted and imbricate.

Valvate aestivation is the arrangement in which the petals touch eavh other but without overlapping.

Open aestivation is the arrangement of petals in such a way that they are sufficiently apart from each other.

Twisted aestivation is the arrangement of petals in such a way that the overlap each other. This activation is also called contorted aestivation.

Imbricate aestivation is the arrangement of petals in a way that they overlap each other irregularly.