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. 2010 Feb 12;365(1539):437–448. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0247

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Balsaminaceae/Marcgraviaceae/Tetrameristaceae. (a–c) Anthetic flowers. (a) Impatiens parviflora (Balsaminaceae); asterisk indicates spurred sepal. (b) Marcgravia caudata (Marcgraviaceae); arrowheads indicate nectariferous bracts. (c) Pelliciera rhizophorae (Pellicieraceae); asterisk indicates petaloid calyx, arrowheads indicate petaloid prophylls. (d–i) Sepal structure of Tetrameristaceae. (d–f) Pentamerista neotropica. (d) Sepal with glandular pits, adaxial view. (e) Close-up of glandular pits. (f) Transverse section of sepal with glandular pit, adaxial side of sepal up. (g–i) Pelliciera rhizophorae. (g) Part of sepal with glandular pits, adaxial view. (h) Close-up of glandular pits. (i) Transverse section of sepal with glandular pit, adaxial side of sepal up. Scale bars: (a–c) = 10 mm; (d) = 1 mm; (e,f,i) = 100 µm; (g) = 2 mm; (h) = 200 µm.