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... petals , often in 2 whorls ; ovary 4 or 5 - celled , sometimes up to 20 - chambered ; ovules usually 2 in each cell ; seeds with or without endosperm ; fruit various . About 150 genera and 900 species distributed throughout temperate ...
... petals , often in 2 whorls ; ovary 4 or 5 - celled , sometimes up to 20 - chambered ; ovules usually 2 in each cell ; seeds with or without endosperm ; fruit various . About 150 genera and 900 species distributed throughout temperate ...
Page 301
... petals 3 to 5 , overlapping , slightly fleshy , decid- uous ; stamens 3 to 5 , alternate with the petals ; disc flat , discoid . Female flowers : Sepals 4 or 5 , fused together and joined to the ovary , forming a short tubular structure ...
... petals 3 to 5 , overlapping , slightly fleshy , decid- uous ; stamens 3 to 5 , alternate with the petals ; disc flat , discoid . Female flowers : Sepals 4 or 5 , fused together and joined to the ovary , forming a short tubular structure ...
Page 417
... petals . Androecium of 5 to 7 epipetalous alternate stamens . Gynoecium of 2 united carpels ; ovary superior , incompletely 2 - locular ; placentae axile , the ovules 4 to 6. Fruit a capsule ; seeds with endosperm . One genus and ...
... petals . Androecium of 5 to 7 epipetalous alternate stamens . Gynoecium of 2 united carpels ; ovary superior , incompletely 2 - locular ; placentae axile , the ovules 4 to 6. Fruit a capsule ; seeds with endosperm . One genus and ...
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