Begoniaceae
Lab dissection
Male flower (staminate)
Staminate with one tepal removed
Stamens and stigmas
Ovary
Stamen
Plate: drawing and observations
Photosynthesis in many species is via "succulent metabolism" CAM - succulent plant = malic acid formed during night is used during the day for synthesis conserves H2O.
Monecious plant with imperfect flowers, both pistillate (female flower) and staminate (male flower) on the same organism.
Inflorescence is a cyme.
Sources
Two Basic Inflorescence Types (raceme versus cyme), Dyck Rauh (2020). Courtesy Susannah Graedel
Susannah Graedel's plate
Botanique, systématique moléculaire, Guignard and Dupont (2005)
The Science behind Flowers, Dick Rauh (2020).
Botany Illustrated. Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families, by Janice Glimn-Lacy and Peter B. Kaufman (2006).