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Fig. 4: Podocarpus gnidioides, details of the cone tip.
A-D: Typical pollen cones; the apex of the cone-axis is still recognizable; microsporangiophores
are developed even shortly below the apex. A & B: Details with SEM. C & D: Longitudinal micro-
tom sections of the distal part. E & F: Anomalous pollen cone terminating with a microsporangio-
phore; the scutellum rest is more or less peltate-like and carries two microsporangia (MS); the
vascular bundle of the cone-axis (marked with arrows) ends blindly in the distal part of the
scutellum. F: Detail of E; the sporangia of the terminal microsporangiophore are both fertile.
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