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Synsepalum dulcificum

Figure 1: Flowers of Synsepalum dulcificum at the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory. Note that the flowers remain closed. Cleistogamous is the botanical term used to describe flowers that never open.

Figure 3: Unripe fruits with old flowers still attached, showing that the flowers have an inferior ovule (= the ovule that produces fruit exists below the rest of the floral parts).

Figure 2: Unripe, green fruits and leaves, which are simple but slightly ruffled. 

Figure 4: Ripe fruits, with one seed inside.

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