Longitudinal section of a female cone of Pinus |
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1 megaporangium 3 megasporophyll 2 megasporocyte
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English name: Pine Scientific name: Pinus sp. Familia: Pinaceae Classis: Coniferopsida Phylum: Gymnospermae Regnum: Plantae
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In the megasporangium the megasporocyt forms 4 megaspores through meiosis. Only one of these further develops to the megagametophyte with archegonia |