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Aceraceae

 9-Female flower

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In this longitudinal section of a female flower of Acer platanoides, Norway maple, note the syncarpous gynoecium of 2 carpels. The ovary has two prominent wings, one on each side.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent of plants growing in Champaign, Illinois.
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