what is the funnel shaped part of a datura flower
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Explanation:
It has a hollow gray-green stalk between 12 and 36 in. long, with toothed, undulated ovate-lanceolate leaves that have hairs on the underside. The plant's broad, funnel-shaped flowers bloom from June to September.
Different parts of Datura flower are
1. Pedicel; It is the stalk of the flower and is short in Datura
2. Calyx : In Datura it forms a cup-like structure, with five petals that are fused.
3. Corolla: It is the second non-essential whorl that is creamish or white in color, made of 5 petal that are fused to form a funnel shaped tube.
4. Androecium: Consists of five stamens that are epipetalous, the anthers are dithecous and dorsifixed.
5. Gynoecium: It is the female reproductive structure, consisting of two carpels that are fused. The ovary is bicarpellary, with ovules attached on axile placentation. The style arises from the anterior end of the ovary and terminates in a stigma.
