. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. STERCULIACEAE 255 are borne in complicated inflorescences, are generally bisexual but sometimes unisexual b}' abortion, as in Sterculia and Cola. They are regular or sometimes zygomorphic, and pentamerous. The petals are often reduced in size and sometimes wanting as. Fig. 124. Theobroma Cacao. A. Portion of a branch with flowers, x f. B. Flower, X 4. C. Petal, X 8. D. Staminal column partly cut to shew pistil, x 5. E. Pod cut open, x ^. F. Seed, x f. G. Seed with testa removed, x f. (C-G after Bentley and Trimen.) in Sterculia and Cola. The st
. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. STERCULIACEAE 255 are borne in complicated inflorescences, are generally bisexual but sometimes unisexual b}' abortion, as in Sterculia and Cola. They are regular or sometimes zygomorphic, and pentamerous. The petals are often reduced in size and sometimes wanting as. Fig. 124. Theobroma Cacao. A. Portion of a branch with flowers, x f. B. Flower, X 4. C. Petal, X 8. D. Staminal column partly cut to shew pistil, x 5. E. Pod cut open, x ^. F. Seed, x f. G. Seed with testa removed, x f. (C-G after Bentley and Trimen.) in Sterculia and Cola. The stamens are typically in two whorls; those of the outer whorl (antesepalous) are staminodial or wanting, those of the imier (antepetalous) are fertile; the filaments are more or less united to form a tube; the anthers are two-celled. The generally five-chambered ovar}' is sometimes. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rendle, A. B. (Alfred Barton), 1865-1938. Cambridge, University press
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