Gynoecium (Pistil):-

• It represents the female reproductive part of the flower.
• It may consist of a single pistil (monocarpellary) or more than one pistil (multicarpellary).
• When there are more than one, the pistils may be fused together (syncarpous) or may be free (apocarpous).

Each pistil has three parts:

• 1. Stigma: It is a landing platform for pollen grains.
• 2. Style: It is an elongated, slender part beneath the stigma.
• 3. Ovary: It is the basal bulged part of the pistil.
• Inside the ovary is the ovarian cavity (locule) in which the placenta is located.
• Arising from the placenta are the ovules (megasporangia).
• The number of ovules in an ovary may be one (wheat, paddy, mango, etc) to many (papaya, watermelon, orchids, etc.).