The union of stamens with other floral whorls like sepals, petals and gynoecium is called as adhesion.
The different types of adhesion of stamens are:
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Type
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Description
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Examples
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1. Episepalous
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Filaments fused with sepals
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Verbena
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2. Epipetalous
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Filaments fused with petals
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Brinjal, Datura
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3. Epiphyllous
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Filaments fused with tepals
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Family Liliaceae( e.g Asparagus)
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4. Gynandrous
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Anthers united with stigma forming gynostegium
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Calotropis
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