Ovules tenuinucellate

Creator(s): C.-H. Tsou

Description: A comparison of tenuinucellate and crassinucellate ovules. For more information about the presence of tenuinucellate ovules in Lecythidaceae see Tsou (1994).

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  • Title

    Ovules tenuinucellate

  • Definition

    The presence of no cells or a single cell layer between the megasporophyte and the epidermal cells in the early development of the megasporophyte. The megasporophyte develops into the embryo sac which contains an egg that, if fertilized and the conditions are right, will develop into an embryo.

  • Notes

    Lecythidaceae are tenuinucellate (Tsou, 1994).

  • Related Terms

    Nucellus

    Crassinucellate ovules

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