Fig. 2. Vertical sections of terminal buds of E. grandiflorum ‘Tiramisu Double Cream’. (A) Vegetative growth phase. (B) Flower initiation phase. (C) Sepal primordia phase.
(D) Outer petal primordia phase. (E) Inner petal primordia phase. (F) Stamen primordia phase. (G) Elongation of stamen. (H) Pistil primordia phase. (I) Elongation of carpel.
(J) Formation of ovary. (K) Differentiation of anther. (L) Differentiation of axillary flower bud (“a” shows the top flower, “b” shows an axillary flower). AGP: apical growing
point; AN: anther; CAR: carpel; IPE: inner petal; IPP: inner petal primordia; LE: Leaf; OPE: outer petal; OPP: outer petal primordia; PP: pistil primordia; SE: sepal; SP
1
: sepal
primordia; SP
2
: stamen primordia; ST: stamen.