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The seeds of Caryophyllales are suitable materials for micromorphological studies and might possibly yield valuable taxonomic information. This paper deals withSEM studies on the seedcoat patterns of nine species of Molluginaceae. The findings support the generic delimitations and are highly useful in infrageneric classification, as well.
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Sivarajan, V.V., Gopinathan, M.C. Seedcoat micromorphology of Caryophyllales: Observations on some Molluginaceae. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 94, 51–57 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053106
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