FIGURE 8. Cypsela structure in Cousiniopsis atractyloides. A. Cypsela with closed pappus, provided with subtending bract, B. cypsela without bract, С. receptacular bract separated from the cypsela; D. ebracteate cypsela with opened pappus; E. floating cypsela in view from above; F. outer pappus scales and bristles on the abaxial side; G inner pappus scales; H. cypsela envelopes in transverse section, I. fragment of transverse section through cypsela envelopes, J. exotesta in surface view. Abbreviations: ext, exotesta, ips, inner pappus scale, ops, outer pappus scale, p, pericarp, pp, pappus, pb, pappus bristle, stl, styloid, th, twin hair. Scale bars: A–F = 1000 µm, G = 500 µm, H, J = 20 µm, I =10 µm.

Published as part of Kravtsova, Tatyana I., 2024, Possible phylogenetic relationships of Gymnarrhena (Gymnarrheneae, Gymnarrhenoideae, Asteraceae) based on comparative carpology, pp. 11-33 in Phytotaxa 675 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.675.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/14522234