Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Anthurium sp. pollen which has dropped from the spadix onto the brightly coloured spathe of the plant. The spadi

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Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Anthurium sp. pollen which has dropped from the spadix onto the brightly coloured spathe of the plant. The spadix is typically a type of spike inflorescence which is surrounded by a leaf-like bract known as a spathe. This plant is of the family Araceae. So the \flower\" of the Anthurium sp. is a spadix with a large colourful spathe around it. Magnification x9340 (x2300 at 10cm wide)"

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Keywords: andraeanum, anthurium, araceae, aroids, arums, bisexual, botany, bract, electron, flower, herbaceous, inflorescence, leaf-, micrograph, microscope, plant, pollen, scanning, scherzerianum, sem, sp., spadix, spathe, spike, unisexual