. In floral formula what does the symbol K and P stand for?
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Answer:
“It is the numerical representation of the relative position and number of floral parts in relation to the mother axis or inflorescence axis”
Floral formulae are symbolic as well as numeric representations of different parts of a flower. It renders information on the type and number of organs, symmetry type, level of ovary, presence of fusions, and interrelationships of different floral parts which are corolla, calyx, androecium, and gynoecium.
However, floral formulae lack the information of details of organ position. American and European traditions differ in the way floral formulae are projected, while still delivering the same information. Floral formulae can be given for an entire family or for a specific species
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Answer:
perianth
It is sometimes found convenient to describe a flower by a simple and concise formula known as the floral formula. In this formula K represents calyx, C=corolla, P= perianth, A=androccium, G=Gynoecium. The number of members of a whorl is written after the symbol for a whorl, ∞ signifies a large and indefinite number.