Fig. 420: AUenrolfea occidentalis: a, flowering spike, showing stamens, protruding 

 between scales, x 8; b, jointed stem, showing the alternate scalelike leaves, x 6; c, in- 

 florescence, X %; d, vegetative branch, x %; e, seed (longitudinal section) showing the 

 marginal curved embryo, x 20; f, seed, x 20; g, pericarp enclosing the seed, x 20; h, 

 spongy calyx enclosing the fruit, x 16. (From Mason, Fig. 213). 



