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Onagraceae

 8-Oenothera ovary

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Longitudinal and cross sections through the ovary of a flower of Oenothera. Note the inferior ovary, the axile placentation, and the extremely numerous ovules.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent from plants cultivated at the University of Illinois.
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