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Figure 116. Pseudophoenix sargentii. a, branchlet with several male flowers in bud, 

 and a female flower; b, male flower just before anthesis; c, male flowers from 

 which a petal has been detached to show the interior; d, longitudinal section 

 of a female flower; e, dry fruit containing two seeds; f, longitudinal section of 

 a kernel and of its seed; g, seed seen from the raphal seed. 



