Pachytesta

Japanese: Pachytesta
Pachytesta

…The male flowers are formed by the spatula-shaped or oar-shaped microsporophylls (stamens) growing densely on the flower axis to form a cone, and the microsporangia grow densely on the underside of the microsporophylls. The ovules are surrounded by a three-layered integument, which is the same type as that of the Permian seed fern Pachytesta , suggesting that cycads are descendants of seed ferns. Some have upright trunks that reach a dozen meters, while others are buried underground and protrude several tens of centimeters above the surface. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pachytesta" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…雄花はへら状,オール状の小胞子葉(おしべ)が花軸上に密生して球花をつくり,小胞子葉の裏側一面に小胞子囊を密生する。胚珠は3層の珠皮で包まれ,二畳紀のシダ種子類,パキテスタPachytestaのそれと同型で,ソテツ類がシダ種子類の後裔(こうえい)であることを示唆している。 幹は直立して十数mに達するものや,地中に埋もれ地表に数十cm顔を出すものなどがある。…

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