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Fruit, seeds:
Apocynaceae; Photo by H.H. Iltis, University Wisconsin-Digitized Collections
Apocynaceae
Fruit, seeds:
Apocynaceae; Photo by H.H. Iltis, University Wisconsin-Digitized Collections
Fruit:
Araujia
sp., cross-section; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruit:
Araujia
sp., cross-section; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit, seeds:
Araujia sericifera
; Photo by A. Le Roux, WikimediaCommons
Apocynaceae
Fruit, seeds:
Araujia sericifera
; Photo by A. Le Roux, WikimediaCommons
Seeds:
Asclepias fascicularis
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Apocynaceae
Seeds:
Asclepias fascicularis
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Fruit:
Asclepias syriaca
; Photo by Ryan Hodnet, wiki.org
Apocynaceae
Fruit:
Asclepias syriaca
; Photo by Ryan Hodnet, wiki.org
Fruit, seeds:
Aspidosperma melanocalyx
; Photo by Alex Popovkin, flickr
Apocynaceae
Fruit, seeds:
Aspidosperma melanocalyx
; Photo by Alex Popovkin, flickr
Fruit:
Beaumontia grandiflora
; Photo by Owoc - SaméO, plantnet.org
Apocynaceae
Fruit:
Beaumontia grandiflora
; Photo by Owoc - SaméO, plantnet.org
Seed:
Beaumontia grandiflora
, with coma attached; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Apocynaceae
Seed:
Beaumontia grandiflora
, with coma attached; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Fruit:
Carissa macrocarpa
; Photo by JMK, Wikimedia Commons
Apocynaceae
Fruit:
Carissa macrocarpa
; Photo by JMK, Wikimedia Commons
Seeds:
Carissa macrocarpa
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Seeds:
Carissa macrocarpa
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits, seeds:
Catharanthus roseus
, open fruit and loose seeds; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruits, seeds:
Catharanthus roseus
, open fruit and loose seeds; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seeds:
Catharanthus roseus
, showing hilar scar; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Seeds:
Catharanthus roseus
, showing hilar scar; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit, flowers:
Cerbera manghas
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruit, flowers:
Cerbera manghas
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits:
Cerbera odollam,
pyrenes; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruits:
Cerbera odollam,
pyrenes; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit, seed:
Cerbera odollam,
cross-section of pyrene exposing seed; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruit, seed:
Cerbera odollam,
cross-section of pyrene exposing seed; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit, seed:
Glossonema varians
, showing seeds; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruit, seed:
Glossonema varians
, showing seeds; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seeds:
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Seeds:
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Embryo:
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Apocynaceae
Embryo:
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Fruit, seeds:
Marsdenia hilariana
; Photo by Alex Popovkin, flickr
Apocynaceae
Fruit, seeds:
Marsdenia hilariana
; Photo by Alex Popovkin, flickr
Fruits, seeds:
Nerium oleander
, dehisced fruit pods and seeds; Photo by A. Margina, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruits, seeds:
Nerium oleander
, dehisced fruit pods and seeds; Photo by A. Margina, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seeds:
Nerium oleander
; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Seeds:
Nerium oleander
; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits:
Ochrosia elliptica,
pyrenes; Photo by S. Hurst, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Apocynaceae
Fruits:
Ochrosia elliptica,
pyrenes; Photo by S. Hurst, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Fruit:
Picralima nitida
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruit:
Picralima nitida
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit, seeds:
Picralima nitida
, cut longitudinally to show flat seeds; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruit, seeds:
Picralima nitida
, cut longitudinally to show flat seeds; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seed:
Picralima nitida
, testa partially removed; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Seed:
Picralima nitida
, testa partially removed; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seed, embryo:
Picralima nitida,
cross-section of seed exposing embryo; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Seed, embryo:
Picralima nitida,
cross-section of seed exposing embryo; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit:
Plectaneia thouarsii
; Photo by Fidy Ratovoson, Missouri Botanical Garden
Apocynaceae
Fruit:
Plectaneia thouarsii
; Photo by Fidy Ratovoson, Missouri Botanical Garden
Fruits:
Plumeria
sp., immature fruits; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruits:
Plumeria
sp., immature fruits; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seeds:
Plumeria
sp., immature seeds still attached to inner fruit tissue; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Seeds:
Plumeria
sp., immature seeds still attached to inner fruit tissue; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit:
Rauvolfia grandiflora
; Photo by Alex Popovkin, flickr
Apocynaceae
Fruit:
Rauvolfia grandiflora
; Photo by Alex Popovkin, flickr
Seeds:
Rauvolfia serpentina
; Photo by T. Slotta, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Apocynaceae
Seeds:
Rauvolfia serpentina
; Photo by T. Slotta, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Fruit:
Saba senegalensis
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Apocynaceae
Fruit:
Saba senegalensis
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org