Placentation of Lecythis parvifructa. Photo by N. P. Smith.

• Title

  Placentation of Lecythis parvifructa. Photo by N. P. Smith.

• Creator(s)

  N. P. Smith

• Publisher

  NYBG

• Description

  Close-up of a medial section of an ovary showing placentation of Lecythis parvifructa based on Oliveira 254 from Km 41 (Reserve 1501) of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Amazonas, Brazil. The ovules are inserted on the lower septum from an expanded placenta. From pickled collection.

• Specimens

  Specimen - 00810398, A. A. de Oliveira 254, Lecythis parvifructa S.A.Mori, Lecythidaceae (245.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Amazonas

• Taxonomy

  Lecythis parvifructa S.A.Mori

• Copyright Statement

  Copyright 2010 Nathan Smith

• Image Type

  Stereomicrograph

• Continent

  South America

• Country

  Brazil