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| | Geraniales |
 | | Ellagic acid +, non-hydrolysable tannins 0 [but see Geraniaceae]; vessel elements with simple perforations; nodes 3 or more:3 or more; leaf margins gland-toothed; inflorescence cymose; nectary outside A, A obdiplostemonous, G opposite C, ?style, stigma dry; K persistent in fruit; seed testal. |
 | | Stem group Geraniales are dated to 89-83 mybp, crown group members 86 to 80 mybp (Anderson et al. |
 | | Information on seed anatomy is taken from Danilova (1996), for Melianthaceae, see also Corner (1976). |
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