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Malvaceae

 6-Hibiscus flower l.s.

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Longitudinal section through the bottom half of a flower of Hibiscus. Note the epicalyx outside of the calyx. The ovary is superior and enclosed within staminal tube. Note how the bases of the petals are adnate to the staminal tube.
Photo by K. R. Robertson from plants cultivated at the Illinois Natural History Survey.
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