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The inflorescence of Carmrvonia is unlike the inflorescences in the rest of the family. 
The inflorescence architecture among taxa of most Proteaceae is essentially racemiform 
although there is a tremendous diversity of types or forms (e.g. frondose inflorescence, 
racemes, spikes, spadices, umbels and capitula). This includes Grevilleoideae that is 
Fig. 1. Inflorescence diagram of Carnarvonia araliifolia. Main axis and branching axillary subunits. 
[In all figures except where noted, T = tepals, S = stamens, mf = median furrow, tf = transverse furrow, 
G = gynoecium; O = ovary, ii = inner integument, oi = outer integument; a = a-phyll, b = p-phyll, 
c = y-phyll, d = 5-phyll, x = axis.) 
