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Page 176
... ( flower clusters ) rather than by single , brightly coloured flowers . It has been suggested that the many tiny flowers of most species of the Um- belliferae , whose members have the greatest versatility of pollination mechanisms in the ...
... ( flower clusters ) rather than by single , brightly coloured flowers . It has been suggested that the many tiny flowers of most species of the Um- belliferae , whose members have the greatest versatility of pollination mechanisms in the ...
Page 177
... flowers whose basic parts occur in sets of four , the for- mation of a nectar - producing disk surrounding the ovary ... flowers occur on lateral growing points ) , panicles ( many - branched clusters ) , racemes ( flower clusters with ...
... flowers whose basic parts occur in sets of four , the for- mation of a nectar - producing disk surrounding the ovary ... flowers occur on lateral growing points ) , panicles ( many - branched clusters ) , racemes ( flower clusters with ...
Page 178
... Flowers white , dioecious , small ; disposed in lax , pendulous thyrses ( contracted , compact pan- icle - like clusters ) . Petals 5 , induplicate - valvate ( with inrolled edges that touch but do not overlap ) , with elongate ...
... Flowers white , dioecious , small ; disposed in lax , pendulous thyrses ( contracted , compact pan- icle - like clusters ) . Petals 5 , induplicate - valvate ( with inrolled edges that touch but do not overlap ) , with elongate ...
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