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Fig. 1. Seedling characteristics of the Casuarinaceae, details outlined in the materials and methods, 
a, cotyledon orientation; b, cotyledon apex shape; c, cotyledon basal constriction; d, cotyledon 
cross-sectional shape; e, shoot orientation (bending); f, primary branches simple or compound; 
g, node number at first branching; h, axillary branch sterile zone; i, lateral branch curvature; 
j, lateral branch tooth bases; k, lateral branch tooth apical spread. Character code numbers are those 
listed in the text. 
