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. 2015 Feb 24;10(2):e0117974. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117974

Fig 7. Carpology of the families Sarcobataceae (A), Nyctaginaceae (B-D), Basellaceae (E) and Didiereaceae (F).

Fig 7

Transverse sections. (A) Sarcobatus baileyi, vertical red line indicates sclereid layers. (B) Colignonia scandens. (C) Cryptocarpus pyriformis; (D) Boerhavia diffusa, fruit half with anthocarp. Blue arrow indicates the glandular hairs on the anthocarp surface; red arrow indicates the thin pericarp and seed coat, green line indicates anthocarp. (E) Tournonia hookeriana, asterisk marks vascular bundle. (F) Calyptrotheca taitensis. Abbreviations: CO—cotyledon, EN—endocarp, EX—exocarp, M—mesocarp, P—pericarp, PE—perisperm, R—radicle, SC—seed coat. Bars = 100 μm (A, D-F), 50 μm (B-C).