On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae.
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Peduncle
/pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/
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4 entriescerebellar pedunclecerebral peduncleflower stalkinflorescence stalk
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6 entriescerebral peduncleflower peduncleinflorescence pedunclepeduncle diameterpeduncle lengthpeduncle morphology
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