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Apical Meristem of a Flower Rudiment:
Acacia pycnantha
Longitudinal section through an axillary initial cell (growing point, i) of a flower rudiment
Longitudinal section through a growing point (v) and an axillary initial cell of a flower bud (i) and (d) through a developing bract.
Cross section through a flower bud:
s
sepal rudiment,
p
petal rudiment,
m
rudiment of a stamen,
o
rudiment of the ovary (M. SEDGLEY, 1986).
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