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Calophyllum inophyllum, Kamani. The floral buds show some hint
of the imbricate sepals, while the open flowers reveal petals, fascicled yellow stamens in
five bundles, and pistils with pink ovaries. Although unisexual flowers predominate in the
woody, tropical members of the family, these are apparently an exception. |
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Clusia rosea, autograph tree. The pink, imbricated and decussate
sepals are seen from the back side of the flower. A cross-sectioned fruit in
the 3rd photo is exuding the bright yellow sap found in this
species. The fruit at the upper right has not been cut but has dehisced as a
septicidal capsule. Note the characteristic persistent sepals
associated with the intact unopened fruit. |
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Garcinia dulcis, Clusiaceae, gourka. A cone-shaped tree
native to India to Malaya, with drooping branches and smooth-skinned,
edible, yellow (when ripe) fruit to 3 inches in diameter. The
sour pulp of the fruit is yellow and juicy. Unripe fruits provide an
inferior gamboge paint. The bark yields a black dye used for cotton.
The 3rd photo shows partially dissected female flowers with fascicled
vestigial stamens. |
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Garcinia mangostana, mangosteen. |
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Montrouzieria sphaeroidea. |
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Rheedia brasiliensis, bakupari. |
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Rheedia edulis, mameyito. |
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Tripetalum cymosum. Male flowers. |
