Fig. 1708. — Habit of two members of the Balanophoraceae. Left, Rhopalocnemis phalloides . 

 Java. Right, Helosis giij iiiensis. Mexico. (After Kerner and Oliver.) 



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Fig. 1709. — Balanop/iora iiidica. Transverse section of a female 

 inflorescence showing groups of structures each containing 

 an embryo sac and having long, stylar projections between 

 the lobes of large celled vegetative tissue. These structures 

 are either naked nucelli or uniovulate carpels in which 

 nucellus and carpel wall are completely united, forming a 

 mamelon. 



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