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Science Fair Projects - Tepal (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | In a general sense, a tepal is any member or segment of the perianth of a flower, such as a petal or sepal, usually used when all are of similar shape and color (that is, undifferentiated). |
 | | More specifically, a tepal is a floral part of plants in the magnolia family, Magnoliaceae and a number of other primitive flowering plants such as the Amborellaceae. |
 | | 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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