ABSTRACT
Reduced stamens, occasionally found in pistillate flowers, are also referred to as staminodia. In some plant species they function as nectaries (as in Coptis). Staminodia have a vascular supply characteristic of stamens, but in the case of reduced stamens (as in some members of Scrophulariaceae), the vascular bundle is either completely lacking in the stamens or no more than its vestiges are present in the floral receptacle.
