The gynoecium represents the female reproductive part of a flower.
It may be mono-carpellary (one pistil) or multi-carpellary (many pistils).
In multi-carpellary, the pistils may be fused in one (syncarpous) or free (apocarpous).
Each pistil consists of:
Stigma − Receives the pollen grains,
Style − Elongated, slender part below the stigma,
Ovary − Bulged basal part containing the placenta, which is located inside the ovarian locule (cavity).
The placenta contains the megasporangia or ovules.
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