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Fig. 4. Diagrams of cupules: A, Balanopaceae; B, Fagaceae. In the diagrams the axes are much longer than they are in reality to illustrate the ramification pattern. Flowers are represented by circles. Axes and bracts that are constituents of the cupule are represented by thick black symbols.
