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From: “Phoenix in Flight”: an unique fruit morphology ensures wind dispersal of seeds of the phoenix tree (Firmiana simplex (L.) W. Wight)

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Development of the fruit of Firmiana simplex. a An immature fruit developing on the tree. b The morphology of the fruitlet at different developmental stages from flowering to fruit ripening. The middle inset shows a mature aggregate fruit. The coloured curves indicate the different stages of fruit development: green, before fruit cracking; yellow, fruit cracking and expanding; orange, fruit drying. The values on the curves indicate the duration of each stage. c The internal structure of pericarps at several different stages of fruit development. The numbers correspond to different developmental stages in (b)

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