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. 2020 Jan 6;33(1):21–34. doi: 10.1007/s00497-019-00382-9

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Longitudinal sections of female flower meristem showing the development of female flower in Plukenetia volubilis under a light microscopy. a The floral meristem initiation at stage 2. b The sepal primordia initiation at stage 3. c The cube-shaped carpel primordia initiation at stage 4. d The carpel primordia united with its enclosed central cavity forms the pistil primordium at stage 5. e The locules formation at stage 6. f A complete pistil development at stage 8. Abbreviations: FA, floral apex; B, bracteole; S, sepal primordium; Ca, carpel primordium; Pl, Placenta; O, Ovule; Sty, Style; Sti, Stigma. Scale bars: (ac) = 20 µm; (d, e) = 50 µm; f = 100 µm