Cover Illustration: Anatomically preserved fossils of Shirleya grahamae (Lythraceae), from the middle Miocene Yakima Canyon flora of central Washington State, USA. In the left column are transverse sections of the fruit from near the apex to the base showing tightly packed seeds; the central column shows details of the seeds with a triangular embryo cavity and large inflated distal wing; the right column shows tangential sections from inside to outside. See Pigg and DeVore: Shirleya grahamae gen. et sp. nov. (Lythraceae), Lagerstroemia-like fruits from the middle Miocene Yakima Canyon flora, central Washington State, USA, pp. 242-251 in this issue. Photo credit: Kathleen B. Pigg
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