1. In some taxa, the androecium is formed before the corolla. 2. The greatest variation occurs in the calyx and the androecium . 3. In some cases androecium and gynaecium may be fused. 4. The androecium consists of 4 free, epipetalous stamens, all of which are fertile. 5. Stamens may be called the " male " parts of a flower; collectively they form the androecium . 6. The androecium consists of ten stamens, one free and nine united by their filaments ( gynostemial androecium ). 7. The androecium consists of ten stamens, one free and nine united by their filaments ( gynostemial androecium ). 8. The Androecium ( literally, men's house ) is a collective term for the male organs ( stamens or microsporophylls ). 9. The androecium contains five stamens, while the gynoecium contains two carpels fused into a single pistil with an inferior, glabrous ovary. 10. They contain both male ( androecium ) and female ( gynoecium ) characteristics and are symmetric radially, but sometimes as a mirror image.
