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| | Tepal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In a general sense, a tepal is any member or segment of the perianth of a flower, such as a petal or sepal. |
 | | More specifically, a tepal is a floral part of plants in the Class Magnoliopsida, as for example, in the Family Magnoliaceae and a number of other primitive flowering plants such as the Amborellaceae and Calycanthaceae. |
 | | It corresponds to the sepals and petals in the flowers of other plants, but unlike these, all tepals are of the same form, not being differentiated into the protective, not insect-attracting sepals that serve to protect the developing bud, and larger, insect-attracting petals. |
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