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Fig. 7 Reproductive shoots of Ephedra multinervia magnified displaying details of cone characters. a Opposite and subsessile female cones showing paired FRUs, enlarged obdeltoid receptacle and the apical straight micropylar tube. b A female cone showing micropylar tube. c Opposite and sessile female cones magnified showing bracteal fusion up to more than half of their length. d Bracts adnate but not connate. mt micropylar tube, r receptacle, fb fused bracts, ab adnate bracts