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... ovary , fleshy , 4- or 5 - angled . Ovary inferior , consist- ing of 2 fused carpels and bearing a short , thick , persistent style with 2 large stigmas . Ovules in 1 or 2 series in each chamber . Fruit a capsule . Seeds compressed and ...
... ovary , fleshy , 4- or 5 - angled . Ovary inferior , consist- ing of 2 fused carpels and bearing a short , thick , persistent style with 2 large stigmas . Ovules in 1 or 2 series in each chamber . Fruit a capsule . Seeds compressed and ...
Page 416
... ovary . In some , however , notably the broomrape family and the gesneria family , it is parietal - to the ovary walls . The bladder- wort family is characterized by free - central placentation , in which the ovules are borne on a ...
... ovary . In some , however , notably the broomrape family and the gesneria family , it is parietal - to the ovary walls . The bladder- wort family is characterized by free - central placentation , in which the ovules are borne on a ...
Page 417
... ovary superior , 2 - locular or rarely 1 - locular ; placentae axile or rarely parietal ( in 1 - locular ovaries ) , the ovules 2 to many . Fruit a capsule or rarely a berry or a schizocarp ; seeds with endosperm . About 200 genera and ...
... ovary superior , 2 - locular or rarely 1 - locular ; placentae axile or rarely parietal ( in 1 - locular ovaries ) , the ovules 2 to many . Fruit a capsule or rarely a berry or a schizocarp ; seeds with endosperm . About 200 genera and ...
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