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Euphorbiaceae

1-Floral formula

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Floral formula for the "Euphorbia" type of flowers found in the Euphorbiaceae. The flowers are imperfect, and the plants are usually monoecious. Note that a staminate flower has only one stamen, while a carpellate flower has a syncarpous gynoecium of three carpels.

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