A strobilus (pl.: strobili) is a structure present on many land plant species consisting of sporangia -bearing structures densely aggregated along a stem. Strobili are often called cones, but some botanists restrict the use of the term cone to the woody seed strobili of conifers.

A conifer cone, or in formal botanical usage a strobilus, pl.: strobili, is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants, especially in conifers and cycads. They are usually woody and variously conic, cylindrical, ovoid, to globular, and have scales and bracts arranged around a central axis, but can be fleshy and berry -like.

The meaning of STROBILUS is an aggregation of sporophylls resembling a cone (as in the club mosses and horsetails).

Wide variations in the female (megasporangiate) reproductive structures among the conifers are the main basis for their classification. Most living conifers have a seed cone that is interpreted as a compound strobilus; each cone scale, inserted in the axil of a bract, is equivalent to an entire simple pollen cone.

strobilus: cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts; reproductive structure of conifers. Some seed-producing plants do not have flowers and fruit.

Strobilus In subject area: Agricultural and Biological Sciences Early pollen cones (microsporangiate strobili) were simple structures consisting of an axis with modified leaves (microsporophylls) that bore microsporangia.

Nov 23, 2015 · Pinecones, mature fronds of ferns, and flowers are all sporophylls —leaves that were modified structurally to bear sporangia. Strobili are structures that contain the sporangia. They are prominent in conifers and are known commonly …

Our goal in this paper is to review the physical boundaries and possible homologies of simple and compound strobili (flowers and inflorescences; table 1), defining broadly both terms and selecting examples from a wide range of seed-plant clades.

cone, in botany, mass of scales or bracts, usually ovate in shape, containing the reproductive organs of certain nonflowering plants. The cone, a distinguishing feature of pines and other conifers, is also found on all gymnosperms, on some club mosses, and on horsetails. This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello.

Strobili are reproductive structures found in certain plants, particularly in gymnosperms and some ferns, which bear spores or seeds. These structures can be thought of as cones, with male strobili producing pollen and female strobili housing seeds, playing a crucial role in …