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A sepal ( or )〔From French ''sépale'', from New Latin ''sepalum'', blend of ''sep-'' from Greek ''skepē'', "a covering" and ''-alum'' from New Latin ''petalum'', "petal", influenced by French ''pétale'' "petal".〕 is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom.〔, p. 106〕 The term ''sepalum'' was coined by Noël Martin Joseph de Necker in 1790, and derived from the Greek σκεπη (''skepi''), a covering.〔Stearn, William T. (2000). Botanical Latin, 4th ed.: 38-39. ISBN 0-88192-321-4〕〔Necker, N.J. de (1790). (Corollarium ad Philosophiam botanicam Linnaei 18 ), (31 )〕 Collectively the sepals are called the calyx (plural calyces), the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. The word ''calyx'' adopted from the Latin ''calyx'',〔Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent; Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. London, 4th ed 1928〕 not to be confused with ''calix'', a cup or goblet.〔John Entick, William Crakelt, Tyronis thesaurus, or, Entick's new Latin English dictionary. Publisher: E.J. Coale, 1822〕 ''Calyx'' derived from the Greek καλυξ (''kalyx''), a bud, a calyx, a husk or wrapping, from Sanskrit ''kalika'', a bud, while ''calix'' derived from the Greek κυλιξ (''kylix''), a cup or goblet, and the words have been used interchangeably in botanical Latin.〔Stearn, William T. (2000). Botanical Latin, 4th ed.: 38〕 After flowering, most plants have no more use for the calyx which withers or becomes vestigial. Some plants retain a thorny calyx, either dried or live, as protection for the fruit or seeds. Examples include species of ''Acaena'', some of the Solanaceae (for example the Tomatillo, ''Physalis philadelphica''), and the water caltrop, ''Trapa natans''. In some species the calyx not only persists after flowering, but instead of withering, begins to grow actively until it forms a bladder-like enclosure around the fruit. This is an effective protection against some kinds of birds and insects, for example in ''Hibiscus trionum'' and the Cape gooseberry. Morphologically, both sepals and petals are modified leaves. The calyx (the sepals) and the corolla (the petals) are the outer sterile whorls of the flower, which together form what is known as the ''perianth''. The term ''tepal'' is usually applied when the parts of the perianth are difficult to distinguish, e.g. the petals and sepals share the same color, or the petals are absent and the sepals are colorful. When the undifferentiated tepals resemble petals, they are referred to as "petaloid", as in petaloid monocots, orders of monocots with brightly coloured tepals. Since they include Liliales, an alternative name is lilioid monocots. Examples of plants in which the term tepal is appropriate include genera such as ''Aloe'' and ''Tulipa''. In contrast, genera such as ''Rosa'' and ''Phaseolus'' have well-distinguished sepals and petals. The number of sepals in a flower is its merosity. Flower merosity is indicative of a plant's classification. The merosity of a eudicot flower is typically four or five. The merosity of a monocot or palaeodicot flower is three, or a multiple of three. The development and form of the sepals vary considerably among flowering plants.〔Sattler, R. 1973. ''Organogenesis of Flowers. A Photographic Text-Atlas''. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-1864-5.〕 They may be free (polysepalous) or fused together (gamosepalous). Often, the sepals are much reduced, appearing somewhat awn-like, or as scales, teeth, or ridges. Most often such structures protrude until the fruit is mature and falls off. Examples of flowers with much reduced perianths are found among the grasses. In some flowers, the sepals are fused towards the base, forming a calyx tube (as in the Lythraceae family, and Fabaceae). In other flowers (e.g., Rosaceae, Myrtaceae) a hypanthium includes the bases of sepals, petals, and the attachment points of the stamens. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sepal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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