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Fig. 3: Podocarpus gnidioides, morphology and anatomy
of ripe pollen cones and ripe microsporangiophores.
A: Microsporangiophores in abaxial (left), adaxial (middle) and lateral view (right); sporangia are
parallel to the central stalk. B: Microsporangiophores in the middle of the cone have a small
scutellum. C: Cross section of a microsporangiophore in the middle part of the cone. D: In the
distal part of the cone the scutella are strongly elongated. E: Cross section of a distal
microsporangiophore.
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