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1. Carpel organisation: stigma, style, ovary

Carpel is an apomorphic feature of Angiosperms (a feature explained by evolution).

Tuesday 2 November 2004

Angiosperm carpel

Carpel is the elementary unit of gynaecium (pistil).

A carpel is the elementary unit of gynaecium (pistil). It is an evolution feature and it exists only in Angiosperms or Flowering plants. In more primitive groups of plants, such as Gymnosperms (Pine, Picea...), ovules are naked and not protected by this structure.

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