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Apocarpous Gynoecium-3

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Nelumbo nucifera
If beauty wore a color it would be thine!!!!!!!!!

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Nelumbo nucifera (Nymphaeaceae) "Lotus"
The Nelumbo Gynoecium is Apocarpous but the Carpels are embedded within a fleshy Receptacle.		 NelumboClose400.jpg (118495 bytes)

Close-up of the Flower showing the greatly enlarged Receptacle.

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N. nucifera: Note the many Stamens and the Enlarged receptacle!

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The actual Fruits are Nuts which have matured while the once fleshy Receptacle has senesced.

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