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... Sepals 4 or 5 , disposed edge - to - edge , shortly joined below . Petals lacking . Disc cup - shaped , fused to the sepals , 8- to 10 - lobed . Stamens 8 to 10 inserted at the base of the disc , with filiform , pubes- cent filaments ...
... Sepals 4 or 5 , disposed edge - to - edge , shortly joined below . Petals lacking . Disc cup - shaped , fused to the sepals , 8- to 10 - lobed . Stamens 8 to 10 inserted at the base of the disc , with filiform , pubes- cent filaments ...
Page 301
... sepals . Leaves alternate , elongat- ed , lance - shaped , smooth - margined or with incised lateral mar- gins , rolled lengthwise ( circinate ) in the bud , without stipules . Flowers regular , bisexual , solitary . Sepals 5 , fused at ...
... sepals . Leaves alternate , elongat- ed , lance - shaped , smooth - margined or with incised lateral mar- gins , rolled lengthwise ( circinate ) in the bud , without stipules . Flowers regular , bisexual , solitary . Sepals 5 , fused at ...
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... sepals ; corolla of 5 to 7 united 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 ...
... sepals ; corolla of 5 to 7 united 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 ...
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