The gynoecium consists of a compound pistil with two carpels. Each has five stamens and a gynoecium composed of two fused carpels. The gynoecium (female organ) has three joined carpels. The gynoecium consists of a compound pistil with 2 to 100 carpels. Flowers lacking a gynoecium are called staminate. The gynoecium has three connate carpels with the nectary on top of the gynoecium. "Magnolia biondii" produce aggregate fruits that consist of numerous separate carpels of one gynoecium. The gynoecium (women's house) is the collective term for the female organs (carpels). The gynoecium contains two or three carpels, sometimes up to six. If a gynoecium has multiple, distinct (free, unfused) carpels, it is "apocarpous". If a gynoecium has multiple carpels "fused" into a single structure, it is "syncarpous". The gynoecium may consist of one or more separate pistils. It generally surrounds the gynoecium and is surrounded by the perianth. Genera usually have a two carpel gynoecium, although some species show variation. The typical "Papaver" gynoecium is superior (the flower is hypogynous) with a globular ovary.