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Detail of a wheat embryo (a monocot):
	- Large (114 Kb) - Scroll down to information With labels Legend: 1 endosperm 3 coleoptile 4 plumule 5 apical meristem 2 scutellum 6 radicle
English name: Wheat Scientific name: Triticum aestivum Familia: Gramineae Classis: Monocotyledonas Phylum: Angiospermae Regnum: Plantae
the reserve of nutrients in the endosperm is transported to the embryo through the scutellum

last modified: 5 Jun 2014