Micromelum compressum var. inodorum

Young flower bud of Micromelum compressum var. inodorum (Blume) Tan. (Rutaceae), accession number Tillson 279. This species is only found in the Philippines and appears to lack the spirally twisted ovary that characterizes other members of the genus. The animation is made with images of 170 cross sections of a flower bud from a specimen collected in Bontoc, the Philippines