Phylogeny and diversity of fruit types in Ericaceae, with representative images of mature fruit morphology.

A step into the shadows: Evolutionary shifts in fruit structure and dispersal strategies in Asian mycoheterotrophic #Ericaceae

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FloraObscura article by Sorokin et al.

Photo credit: Mikhail S. Romanov

#anemochory #endozoochory

Studio photo portrait of a capsule (ca. 3 x 6 cm) and the seeds from within it. The seeds are elliptical and are surrounded by a single wing.

Couratari guianensis, a tree from n. South America, has fruits that open when the lid falls off – it’s a circumscissile capsule or pyxis. Winged seeds spill out and are dispersed by the wind. #Lecythidaceae #anemochory #dispersal #TropicalBotany 📷: Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal CCBY4 #Botany 🌾🧪