Tepal
A magnolia flower showing the petal-like white tepals
A tepal is a floral part of plants in the magnolia family, Magnoliaceae and a number of other primitive flowering plants such as the Amborellaceae. It corresponds to the sepals and petals in the flowers of other plants, but unlike these, all tepals are of the same form, not being differentiated into the small, protective, not insect-attractive sepals that act as a protection for the developing petals, and the larger, insect-attracting petals.
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