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Amborella seed: longitudinal section

Image of Amborellales

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Longitudinal section of Amborella trichopoda seed. The embryo is visible in the seed at the top of the image.Amborella is a rare shrub, endemic to New Caledonia. It is currently the subject of a lot of scientific research into the origins of flowering plants as it represent the sole member of a very early group of flowering plants.

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