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From: Mummified Oligocene fruits of Schima (Theaceae) and their systematic and biogeographic implications

Figure 5

Seed and seed coat structures of Schima kwangsiensis sp. nov. and extant Schima superba. (A,B) The two sides of a reniform fossil seed and its wing, specimen number NNF-076. Scale bar = 1 mm. (C) Details of the seed coat structure of A, showing irregular reticulate epidermal ornamentation, Scale bar = 100 μm. (D,E) The two sides of a modern seed of the species Schima superba, Scale bar = 1 mm. (F) Details of the seed coat structure of D, showing regular reticulate epidermal ornamentation, Scale bar = 100 μm. Processed and drawn by X. G. Shi using Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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