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Lab 12. Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta. Seed plants. General features of the vascular plants Common name : Seed plants Synonyms : Spermatophyta Sporophyte growth habit : Stems, leaves, roots Gametophyte growth habit : Endosporic thalli. Seed plants. Stele : Eustele
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Lab 12 Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta
Seed plants • General features of the vascular plants • Common name: Seed plants • Synonyms: Spermatophyta • Sporophyte growth habit: Stems, leaves, roots • Gametophyte growth habit: Endosporic thalli
Seed plants • Stele: Eustele • Undulipodia (“flagella”): Whiplash (100 to 1000+) or none • Sexual reproduction: Heterosporous • Included Phyla: Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Coniferophyta, Gnetophyta, Anthophyta • Recognized by: Seeds, wood, eustele
Cycadophyta • General features of the seed plants • Common name: Cycads • Synonyms: None • Sporophytes: Dioecious; trees, shrubs with compound leaves and often only a single trunk. • Strobili: Simple pollen cone; simple seed cone
Cycadophyta • Undulipodia (“flagella”): Whiplash, more than 100 • Representative genera: Cycas, Zamia • Recognized by: Thick compound leaves, cones
P Various cycads Cycadophyta
D Microsporangiate strobili Cycadophyta
D Megasporangiate strobili Cycadophyta
A Cycad seeds Cycadophyta
AZamia ovule Cycadophyta
ACycas microsporophyll Cycadophyta
ACycas microsporophyll Cycadophyta
Ginkgophyta • General features of the seed plants • Common name: Ginkgo, Maidenhair tree • Synonyms: None • Sporophytes: Dioecious; tree • Strobili: Simple pollen cone; no seed cone (ovules paired on the end of a slender branch)
Ginkgophyta • Undulipodia (“flagella”): Whiplash, more than 1000 • Representative genera: The single species Ginkgo biloba • Recognized by: Fan-shaped leaves, seeds not in cones, smelly sarcotesta
PGinkgo Ginkgophyta
DGinkgo stem Ginkgophyta
DGinkgo pollen cone Ginkgophyta
AGinkgo “male” (pollen) strobilus Ginkgophyta
PGinkgo seeds Ginkgophyta
PGinkgo seeds Ginkgophyta
PGinkgo seeds Ginkgophyta
PGinkgo seeds Ginkgophyta
PGinkgo seeds Ginkgophyta
PGinkgo seeds Ginkgophyta