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Page 104
... stamens have fallen back . Some of the stamens , though fallen back , may not wither , and they often retain some pollen . If by chance no insect visitor comes , the unwithered stamens may rise up again and shed the pollen grains on the ...
... stamens have fallen back . Some of the stamens , though fallen back , may not wither , and they often retain some pollen . If by chance no insect visitor comes , the unwithered stamens may rise up again and shed the pollen grains on the ...
Page 300
... Stamens 4 or 5 , sometimes with 4 or 5 sterile stamens . Disc present , the lobes alternating with the stamens . Ovary superior or inferior with 1 to 6 fused carpels , sometimes 1 - chambered , with 1 to 6 free styles and many ovules ...
... Stamens 4 or 5 , sometimes with 4 or 5 sterile stamens . Disc present , the lobes alternating with the stamens . Ovary superior or inferior with 1 to 6 fused carpels , sometimes 1 - chambered , with 1 to 6 free styles and many ovules ...
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... 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 species ( Retzia ) distributed in southern Africa . Family ...
... 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 species ( Retzia ) distributed in southern Africa . Family ...
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