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Image Title: American Lotus Flower (Nelumbo lutea: Nelumbonaceae) on the Second Day of Aanthesis
Image Credit: Sarah S. Kreunen, Truman State University, Jeffery M. Osborn, Truman State University
AJB Editor: Karl Niklas, Cornell University
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American lotus flower (Nelumbo lutea: Nelumbonaceae) on the second day of anthesis, showing a central, gynoecial receptacle and several whorls of dehiscent stamens. Historically, Nelumbo has been considered to be closely related to Nymphaeales (water lilies); however, new systematic work has allied the genus with lower eudicots.

Link to the AJB Abstract for the article:

Pollen and anther development in Nelumbo (Nelumbonaceae)


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