Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition


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FR56 ruminate The term ruminate appears to have more than one meaning; however, in this key it is used to describe the condition when parts of the testa or similar material intrude into the endosperm in definite lines or bands or as a globular mass.
FR57 not ruminate

Endosperm if present, ruminate or not

Endosperm is the starchy material which surrounds the embryo in some seeds.

The term ruminate appears to have more than one meaning; however, in this key it is used to describe the condition when parts of the testa or similar material intrude into the endosperm in definite lines or bands or as a globular mass.

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