I haven't jumped in on this thread yet because
I am embarassed to say that I still do not have
what I need to give a decent reply...with the
"correct" terms for each type of mating system.
David Lloyd, I think, has come up with a whole host
of terms to name various mating systems. There
are folks in reproductive ecology who use these
terms routinely, but the terms are not part of my
vocabulary yet. For those interested, a search
of bibliography on his name might give you what
you seek.
There is also a pile of "hybrid" words...such
as andromonoecious and gynodioecious that are
used by people in some disciplines.
My two cents...
Frankly I think botany has enough vocabulary
to turn off a whole generation of students, so
I try to avoid adding more to the pile. Surely
additional vocabulary could make things more
precise, but it also makes the field less accessible.
I'm pretty happy with pistillate (or carpellate),
staminate, unisexual, and bisexual in describing
individual flowers. I like to use self-incompatible
in these discussions also.
ross
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