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From: Cytochemical and comparative transcriptome analyses elucidate the formation and ecological adaptation of three types of pollen coat in Zingiberaceae

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Flowers and anthers of Zingiber nudicarpum. (A/E), Pyrgophyllum yunnanense. (B/F), Hornstedtia hainanensis. (C/G), Caulokaempferia coenobialis (D/H). A Anther of Z. nudicarpum, pollen grains are distributed singly. B Anther of P. yunnanense, pollen grains are distributed singly. C Anther of H. hainanensis, pollen grains are enclosed in a gum-like pollen coat. D Anther of C. coenobialis, pollen grains are covered in a mucilage-like pollen coat. Scale bars: A, B, C: 2 mm; D: 1 mm; E, F, G, H: 1 cm)

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