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The Placenta is the area of the Carpel to which Ovules are attached.

Legume Fruits have their Ovules attached along the area where the Marginal Traces occur. This is called the Suture because it represencnts the locus where the Ancestral Carpel fused to create an enclosed space (Locule)

This is called Marginal Placentation!

ApoCarpXS-1PlacentaLab.jpg (75084 bytes)
This Diagram is similar to the single Carpel of a Legume Gynoecium. 		SimpleCarpel3DPlacentaLab.jpg (29799 bytes)
Transparent Model of a Legume Carpel with Marginal Placentation		 LegumeSplitPlacentaLab240.jpg (57626 bytes)
Legume Fruit showing the extent of the Marginal Placenta
BeanOvaryOvuleLab.jpg (131202 bytes)
Cross Section of  a Legume Carpel showinfg the Ovule and Pericarp		 BeanOvaryOvuleVBundLab.jpg (108568 bytes)
Cross Section of a Legume Carpel showing the Vascular Bundles

BeanOvaryOvulePlacentaLab.jpg (92168 bytes)Cross Section of a Legume Carpel showing the location of the Placenta

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