Monadelphus
/mon-a-DEL-fus/🏷️ Taxonomy●●● Advanced
Also known as: monadelpha, monadelphum
A floral anatomy epithet indicating all stamens are fused by their filaments into a single column — the monadelphous condition characteristic of the mallow family. Appears as monadelphus (masculine), monadelpha (feminine), or monadelphum (neuter).
Etymology
From Greek monos (one) + adelphos (brother), meaning all stamens in one brotherhood.
Example
“Hibiscus and all Malvaceae have the characteristic monadelphous stamen column — filaments fused into a single tube from which the anthers emerge.”