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 | | The main distinctive feature of a flower compared to all known strobili of other seed plants is the presence of carpels, i.e., or more or less closed megasporophylls. |
 | | The strobilus-like character of the flower is most evident in such archaic families as Magnoliaceae, Degeneriaceae, Winteraceae, Annonaceae, Nymphaceae, Ranunculaceae, Paeoniaceae, etc. |
 | | The most primitive flowers, like those of Degeneria, many Magnoliaceae, Galbulimima, Eupomatia, and Winteraceae, are of moderate size with a moderately elongated receptacle. |
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