1. Epiphyllous is anything that is growing on the surface of the leaf or get attached to it of any other plant. ... In this, the stamen gets attached to the part of the flower of some other plant as an adhesion of stamen. Explanation: In other words, Epiphyllous stamen are the Filaments fused with tepals.
2. In botany, a staminode is an often rudimentary, sterile or abortive stamen, which means that it does not produce pollen. Staminodes are frequently inconspicuous and stamen-like, usually occurring at the inner whorl of the flower, but are also sometimes long enough to protrude from the corolla.
