# Calyptra

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/calyptra
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

the cap-like covering surmounting some flowers and consisting of [connate](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/connate "organically fused to one or more members of the same whorl.") [perianth](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/perianth "the calyx and corolla collectively, especially when they are morphologically similar.") segments.

## Related terms

- [Connate](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/connate)
- [Operculum](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/operculum)