Partially peeling off the large bract revealed the small bract (Fig. 3i, thin arrow), which harbored at its base a new miniature FB similar to those observed in the two other species described above. However, the flower parts of this miniature FB were less distinguishable and appeared to remain undeveloped or degenerated when the first FB bloomed. Two meristemlike,
dome-shaped bud tops (Fig. 3j, empty arrowheads)with one larger than the other were observed. Each bud top had a primitive small bract (thin arrow) connected to it at the base as if there were two underdeveloped miniature
FBs.