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Castaneoideae puryearensis

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YearName and author
1980Castaneoideae puryearensis Crepet and Daghlian

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subfamilyCastaneoideae
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speciesCastaneoideae puryearensis
speciespuryearensis

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Castaneoideae puryearensis Crepet and Daghlian 1980
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Diagnosis
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W. L. Crepet and C. P. Daghlian 1980Staminate catkins up to at least 90 mm in length having helically arranged, bract subtended, dichasia of three florests each. Florets have minute floral envelopes (0.8 mm x 1.0 mm) terminating in at least five ovate lobes. Floral envelope cuticle with rectangular epidermal cells, sometimes in rows, and with round trichome bases. Trichomes short hairs attached singly or in fascicles of at least two. Florets with up to ten stamens; anthers elliptical and small (length 0.24 mm). Pollen tricolporate; 15.6 micrometers x 9 micrometers; exine ornamentation striate.