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Ericaceae

 6-Rhodo PJM l.s.

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Longitudinal section through a flower of Rhododendron 'PJM'. The petals are connate, but the stamens are NOT adnate to the corolla tube. The anthers dehisce by apical pores. The syncarpous gynoecium has 5 carpels, and in most genera of Ericaceae the ovary is superior.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent from plants cultivated at the University of Illinois.
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