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Fig. 1. The structure of anther locules in Dioscorea species at the stages of microsporocytes and meiosis: 1 – fragment of D. nipponica inflorescence at initial stages of budding; 2–7 – fragments of locules at the microsporocyte stage, formed anther wall; 8–12 – fragments of locules at the stage of meiosis I. 2, 8 – D. villosa; 3 – D. tokoro, 4, 9 – D. nipponica; 5, 10 – D. deltoidea; 6, 11 – D. caucasica; 7, 12 – D. balcanica; e – epidermis, en – endothecium, ml – middle layer, ms – microsporocyte, t – tapetum. Scale bars: 1 – 1 mm; 2–4, 6–8, 11, 12 – 20 µm; 5, 9, 10 – 10 µm. |