1. Initiation of flower
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Flowers appear as lateral shoots on the rhizome
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0.2-0.3 mm
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Drawing
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Cutter (1957a, 1957b)
Moseley (1972);
Schneider et al. (2003)
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2. Initiation of bract & sepals
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A long plastochron between the initiation of the third and fourth organs
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0.4-0.5 mm
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Drawings, SEM
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Moseley (1972);
Endress (2001)
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3. Initiation of petals
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Petal primordia emerge in double positions
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0.72-0.78 mm
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Drawings, SEM
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Moseley (1972);
Endress (2001)
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4. Initiation of stamens
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The floral apex becomes dome shaped
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0.95-1.5 mm
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Drawings, SEM
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Moseley (1972);
Endress (2001);
this study
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5. Carpel initiation
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Carpellary primordia broaden laterally slightly
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2.0 mm
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Drawings, SEM
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Moseley (1972);
Endress (2001)
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Moseley (1972)
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