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Embryological features of the two tetraploid species ofDentella-Dentella repens andDentella serpyllifolia are essentially identical. Anther wall development follows the Dicotyledonous type. Secretory tapetum is uniseriate with unir-uckate cells. Female archesporium is single-celled. Embryo sac development follows the Polygonum type. Endosperm is nuclear. Embryogeny conforms to Hyoscyamus variation of Solanad type. Seed coat is formed by the outer epidermis of the integument.
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Devi, H.M., Raju, P.V.S.N.G.K. Embryology of two species ofDentella (Dentella repens andDentella serpyllifolia). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 89, 213–218 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046207
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