Cross-section of the fruit of Microtea glochidiata, showing the embryo and perisperm covered by the tegmen (Brazil, Bahia, Tucano Mun., 20 Feb 1992, A.M. de Carvalho & D.J.N. Hind 3841, PACA). Abbreviations: P – pericarp with plumose outgrowths, T – testa of the seed coat (tegmen covers perisperm and embryo), PE – perisperm, E – embryo. Magnification – 50×.

 
 
  Part of: Sukhorukov AP, Sennikov AN, Nilova MV, Mazei Y, Kushunina M, Marchioretto MS, Hanáček P (2019) Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Microtea (Microteaceae), a basal lineage in the core Caryophyllales. PhytoKeys 115: 1-50. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.115.29041