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The structure and life-history ofAzolla pinnata R. Brown with remarks on the fossil history of the hydropterideæ

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Abbreviations

a :

Point of attachment

ab :

Absciss layer

a.mg. :

Abortive megasporangium

ar :

Archegonium

c :

Collar around base of root

d.l. :

Dorsal lobe of leaf

e :

Endodermis

fl :

Float

f.m. :

Fragment of megaspore wall

h :

Hair

h.a. :

Hairy appendages

i.c. :

Indusial cap

in :

Involucre

m :

Megaspore

ma :

Massula

mg.w. :

Megasporangial wall

mi :

Microsporangium

m.p. :

Male Prothallus

o.a.c. :

Opening ofAnabæna cavity

p. :

Pericycle

ph :

Phloem

r :

Root

r.h. :

Root-hair

r.s. :

Root-sheath

s :

Stoma

st :

Stem

th :

Thickening

t.n. :

Tapetal nucleus

v.l. :

Ventral lobe of leaf

x :

Xylem

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Rao, H.S. The structure and life-history ofAzolla pinnata R. Brown with remarks on the fossil history of the hydropterideæ. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 2, 175–201 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050866

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