The flower gumamela is a shrub that mostly grows in home backyards and parks.
It comes in many colors such as red, orange, yellow, purple, and pink.
It is essential that you know the parts and their corresponding function if you choose to use it for therapeutic purposes.
The parts of a gumamela plant include anthers, stamen tube, style, stigma, petals, sepals, and roots.
The anthers are the male portion of the flower that has fuzzy tips.
They are connected to the pollen sac and protrude from the flower.
Unlike other flowers that only have few anthers, the gumamela flower has a lot of anthers.
Attached to the anthers are the stamen tubes.
They are long and thin tubes that are often called stamina column.
The gumamela is the only flower that has a stamina column.
If the flower has a male portion, it also has a female part.
The style is the flower's ovary.
This is where the flowers are fertilized.
They stem out into the stamina and each branch connects to the stamens.
Another part is the stigma that collects the pollen grains.
When the pollens land on them, the ovules will be fertilized and later turns into seeds.
The gumamela petals are short and have a single lobe.
They are the parts of the plant that are most often used as herbal medicines.
The sepals are small tender leaves located above the stem of the flower.
They serve as protection for the flower while it is still a bud.
Finally, the roots of the flower are sturdy, thick, and woody.
They are the parts that absorb the nutrients and water from the soil to help the plant grow.
Knowing the different parts and functions of the gumamela plant allows you to appreciate its existence even more.
The parts are not just there to serve their purpose for the plant, but also for medicinal use.