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Cotyledons cryptocotylar A type of seed germination in which the cotyledons remain within the seed coat at germination. Compare with phanerocotylar. Seed germination of an oak tree. Photo by C. A. Gracie.
Cotyledons cryptocotylar Cotyledons that remain within the seed coat at germination. In the Lecythidaceae the seed coat is thin and fragile and breaks apart as the embryo increases in size. Cryptocotylar seeds of Lecythis prancei. Photo by S. A. Mori.