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Nutlet morphology and anatomy of the genus Lycopus (Lamiaceae: Mentheae).
Journal of plant research - 1 Nov 2006
Moon Hye-Kyoung, Hong Suk-Pyo
Abstract excerpt
Nutlet morphology and pericarp structure of 16 species in the genus Lycopus were studied by light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and a detailed description of nutlet morphological features for all examined taxa is provided. The nutlets of all taxa in the genus Lycopus are well adapted to typical hydrochory (or nautochory) with an air-filled pericarp, and myxocarpy was not at all found. It...
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