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Feddes Repertorium 2014, 125, 25–38 Morpho-anatomical investigations of cones and pollen
Figure 1. Cathaya argyrophylla, morphology of seed-cones; A–D: Receptive cones; E: Mature cones; A: Several cones
are developed in the distal part of an ascending shoot; B: Cone inserted in the axial of a bract and in an upright position;
bud scales absent; C: Single cone; stalk leafed; leaves overtopping the cone; bud scales absent; D: Detail of a receptive
cone; only the cone-scales are visible externally; (basal needle-leaves removed) E: In ripe cones only the seed-scales
are visible externally.
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