2.Observations onthe sex of Aleurites montana, the flowering peroid, the period of pollen receptivity of the female flowers and the germination rate of thepollengrains were carried out. Results revealed 2 different types of A.
3.Thepollen grain germinates on a special extension of the carpel, thestigma, and double fertilization results in a diploid zygote and triploid (usually) endosperm nucleus.