fruit
Flowers and fruits of the cannon ball tree. Photo of tree in flower by A. Vasco-Gutierrez and in fruit by L. E. Gámez.
Flowers and fruits of the cannon ball tree. Photo of tree in flower by A. Vasco-Gutierrez and in fruit by L. E. Gámez.
Tree of Couroupita guianensis with cauline inflorescences and a few infructescences based on a non-vouchered tree cultived at the botanical garden in Caracas, Venezuela. Tree of Couroupita guianensis with mostly fruits based an unvouchered photo by L. E. Gámez Alvarez in Venezuela.
Fruits and seeds of Cariniana ianeirensis.
Fruits and seeds of Cariniana ianeirensis.
Fruit and seeds of Cariniana ianeirensis based on Jardim et al. 4652 from Bahia, Brazil. Note that the seeds are oriented the way they are attached in the fruit, i.e., at the tip of the seed wing. This image represents a single fruit cut in medial longitudinal section by the collector.
Empty fruit bases of Cariniana ianeirensis.
Empty fruit bases of Cariniana ianeirensis.
Fruits of Cariniana ianeirensis based on Justiniano 12 from the Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Fruit and seeds of a Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa).
Fruit and seeds of a Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa).
Fruit and seeds of Bertholletia excelsa based on unvouchered collection from the Manu National Park, Peru. Used with permission from T. Paine and P. Alvarez. See http://manuplants.org/ for additional images of fruits and seeds of this and other plants. Note that the thick woody fruit wall (pericarp) has been gnawed through to the seeds by animals, most likely agoutis.
Outer surface of a pericarp of Cariniana ianeirensis.
Outer surface of a pericarp of Cariniana ianeirensis.
The external surface of the pericarp of Cariniana ianeirensis based on Jardim et al. 4652 from Bahia, Brazil. The fruit surface of this individual is so densely white lenticellate that the lenticels are nearly touching one another. Other fruits are also densely lenticellate but somewhat less so than in this individual.