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Stamen- With pollen inside pollen sacs

| Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:12 PM



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I recently came across a flower, with pink petals, and a conical strcuture as the central whorl full of small and minute stamen. I couldnt pluck the flower, but using the forceps, I took out a bunch of stamen. I observed distinctly the filament, and also while observing the anther, I saw certain portions with spherical pollen grain still inside the pollen sac. It was insightful to look at the structures and learn in greater depth.

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The stamen observed under the hand lens.
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Filament near its junction with the anther.

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Pollen as observed inside the anther
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I had some wuestions, like in the picture of the single pollen grain, is the smaller darker structure the nucleus, or the generative cell within the vegetative cell.

Manan



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Type of Sample
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140x

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