campylotropous ovule

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campylotropous ovule - a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus

ovule - a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization

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Members of the Canellaceae form a monophyletic group, which share several synapomorphies such as monadelphous stamens, parietal placentation, and campylotropous ovules (Salazar, 2006).

New discoveries in the canellaceae in the antilles: how phylogeny can support taxonomy

Such varying differentiation of different parts of the ovule accounts for the occasional confusion of anatropous and campylotropous ovules.