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