FIGURE 3 in Evolution of cyme architecture in Celastraceae

FIGURE 3. SEM images of developing dichasial branch primordia in Celastrus orbiculatus. a. the first-order dichasial branches with primordia of the first flower (FF) and bracts (FB); b. appearance of primordia of the second-order dichasial branches (S) in the axils of FB; c–d. differentiation of bract primordia (SB) and flower primordia of (SF) of the two second-order dichasia; e. appearance of primordia of the third-order branches (T) in the axils of bracts SB; f. differentiation of bract primordia (TB) and flower primordia (TT) of the third-order