Sessile_trifid_stigma_(without_a_style)_Tulipa_gesneriana_Parrot_Division_10_flower_Apr_MMF

The superior ovary of the compound pistil of Tulipa gesneriana
(Parrot Division 10) is terminated by a sessile trifid stigma that
indicates the number of fused carpels in the syncarpous.gynoecium.
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