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. 2017 Dec 18;121(1):161–174. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcx142

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6.

Comparative style development in Eugenia Sect. Umbellatae and other clades. (A) Swollen proto-style in E. punicifolia, contrasted with (B) flat proto-style in same stage of E. angustissima. (C, E) Continuous development of style in E. punicifolia and (E) E. protenta, showing style bending on top of the anthers. (D, F) Continuous development of style of E. angustissima, showing comparatively shorter style than in panels (C) and (E). (G) Pre-anthetic bud in E. protenta, showing long style that folds on top of the anthers, in contrast with (H) E. angustissima, where the style is always shorter than the stamens. (I) Open flowers of E. citrifolia, with highlighted folding mark in the middle of the style, in contrast with (J) open flower of E. angustissima, showing style at roughly the same height as stamens. S, sepal; P, petal; A, androecium; G, gynoecium. Scale bars: (A, B) = 150 µm; (C–F) = 250 µm; (G, H) = 500 µm; (I, J) = 5 mm. Colour coding in online version: sepals, green; corolla, red; androecium, yellow; gynoecium, blue.