They generally have five valvate sepals, most frequently basally connate, with five imbricate petals. The sepals and petals are connate while the pistil is adnate. The pistil consists of two connate carpels. Sepals usually connate, often colored, usually accrescent. The pistils are composed of two to many connate carpels. Perianths&colon; six tepals divided into two whorls, free or joined (connate). Such organs are described as connate or adnate, respectively. Sepals are 4-12, distinct to connate, imbricate, and often petal-like. Sepals are connate (i.e. fused) and valvate (i.e. not overlapping). The gynoecium has three connate carpels with the nectary on top of the gynoecium. Sepals are typically five (3-8) and more or less connate (fused) below. The base is sac-like with three to five connate lobes. Petals 5, polypetalous but slightly connate below and jointed with the staminal column,twisted. Non-meteoric forms of groundwater are connate water and magmatic water, also termed juvenile water. Due to the decrease in pore space, the original connate fluids are expelled.