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Fig. 1.1
Goodyera pubescens
. (
a
) Inflorescence, scale bar = 1 cm; (
b
) Flower, front view, scale
bar = 0.5 mm; (
c
) Pollinarium, scale bar = 0.02 mm; (
d
) Sagittal section of a flower showing early
(male) stage; (
e
) Sagittal section of older flower showing separation of lip and column, scale
bar = 1 mm.
co
column,
li
lip
Case
1987
). The anther is bilocular, erect, dorsal, and positioned at the distal end of
the column. Each anther bears a pair of sometimes cleft, large, sectile pollinia com-
prise tetrads (e.g. Fig.
1.1c
) (Zee et al.
1987
; Dressler
1993
). The pollinia are
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