Ovule bitegmic

• Title

  Ovule bitegmic

• Definition

  An ovule with two integuments.

• Notes

  In neotropical Lecythidaceae, the ovules are anatropous, bitegmic and tenuinucellate. In this group, the micropyle is often formed by the inner integument.

• Related Terms

  Integument

  Ovule unitegmic

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