microsporophyll

• Substantivo que designa uma estrutura folhosa em plantas não-floríferas que carrega apenas microsporângios, os quais produzem microsporos.

A noun referring to a leaf-like structure in non-flowering plants that bears only microsporangia, which produce microspores.

1. Reproductive leaf in gymnospermsC2formalscientific

   A modified leaf or scale that bears microsporangia, which produce microspores (male spores) in non-flowering plants such as conifers and cycads.

   Folha reprodutiva das gimnospermas

   • In pine trees, the microsporophyll is part of the male cone.
   • Each microsporophyll contains several microsporangia.
   • The arrangement of microsporophylls varies among different gymnosperm species.

   Antônimosmegasporophyll