Close-up photo of a white flower with several tepals, many thick, short stamens, and 7 free carpels in the center.

There’s no better example of a gynoecium of free carpels (= apocarpy) than Drimys winteri (detail of image taken by the late Sherwin Carlquist). The 7 green carpels in the center of the flower enclose the ovules. #Apocarpy is the subject of this week’s posts. #Winteraceae #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪