11. The unicarpel gynoecium is welded between the stamens like a knife in its sheath. 12. The degree of connation ( " fusion " ) in a syncarpous gynoecium can vary. 13. It can be a challenge to determine how many carpels fused to form a syncarpous gynoecium . 14. The gynoecium consists of 2 carpels. 15. The gynoecium is receptive to pollen extends downward along the fissures where the carpels are joined. 16. The gynoecium is bicarpelar ( rarely three-or five-locular ) with a axial placentation. 17. Carpels may be called the " female " parts of a flower; collectively they form the gynoecium . 18. The relationship of the other flower parts to the gynoecium can be an important systematic and taxonomic character. 19. The number of locules present in a gynoecium may be equal to or less than the number of carpels. 20. There are three to six small, triangular staminodes and the gynoecium is ovoid and covered in brown scales.
