Definition
Having exposed or naked flowers with prominent floral parts that are not covered by bracts or protective leaf-like structures.
Etymology
From Greek gymnos meaning 'naked' and anthos meaning 'flower,' combined with the adjectival suffix -ous, creating a botanical term for flower structure.
Kelly Says
Gymnanthous flowers represent a risky evolutionary strategy—by leaving their reproductive parts fully exposed, they're betting that pollinators will notice them easily, but they're also vulnerable to weather and predators in a way covered flowers aren't.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
ARالعربية
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
BNবাংলা
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
CACatalà
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
CSČeština
gymnanthous
zim-nan-thus
DADansk
gymnanthous
zim-nan-thus
DEDeutsch
Gymnanthus
gim-nan-thus
ELΕλληνικά
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
ESEspañol
gimnantoso
him-nan-to-soh
FAفارسی
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
FISuomi
gymnanthous
zim-nan-thus
FRFrançais
gymnantho
zim-nan-toh
HEעברית
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
HIहिन्दी
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
HUMagyar
gymnanthous
zim-nan-thus
IDBahasa Indonesia
gymnanthous
jim-nan-thus
ITItaliano
gymnantho
zim-nan-toh
JA日本語
ジムナンサス
jimu-nan-sasu
MSBahasa Melayu
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
MYမြန်မာ
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
NLNederlands
gymnanthous
zim-nan-thus
NONorsk
gymnanthous
zim-nan-thus
PLPolski
gymnanthous
zim-nan-thus
PTPortuguês
gimnantoso
zhim-nan-to-soh
RORomână
gymnanthous
zim-nan-thus
RUРусский
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
SVSvenska
gymnanthous
zim-nan-thus
SWKiswahili
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
TAதமிழ்
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
TEతెలుగు
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
TRTürkçe
gymnanthous
jim-nan-thus
UKУкраїнська
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
URاردو
Jiménez
zhi-me-nez
VITiếng Việt
gymnanthous
jim-nan-thus