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... Ovules in 1 or 2 series in each chamber . Fruit a capsule . Seeds compressed and winged or more or less globose . Endosperm copious or absent . Two genera ( Montinia and Grevea ) and 4 species , distributed in southwestern and tropical ...
... Ovules in 1 or 2 series in each chamber . Fruit a capsule . Seeds compressed and winged or more or less globose . Endosperm copious or absent . Two genera ( Montinia and Grevea ) and 4 species , distributed in southwestern and tropical ...
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... ovules are borne on a central stalk that is attached only at one end of the ovary . In the family Globulariaceae , the solitary ovule is pendulous from the apex of the locule . In Littorella of the plantain family , the ovule arises ...
... ovules are borne on a central stalk that is attached only at one end of the ovary . In the family Globulariaceae , the solitary ovule is pendulous from the apex of the locule . In Littorella of the plantain family , the ovule arises ...
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... ovules many . Fruit a capsule or berrylike ; seeds with endosperm . Nineteen genera and 160 species widely distribut- ed in tropical and subtropical regions , especially in southern Africa and Madagascar . Family Retziaceae ( retzia ...
... ovules many . Fruit a capsule or berrylike ; seeds with endosperm . Nineteen genera and 160 species widely distribut- ed in tropical and subtropical regions , especially in southern Africa and Madagascar . Family Retziaceae ( retzia ...
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