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Hamamelidaceae

27-Liquidambar fruits

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Mature fruits of Liquidambar styraciflua. Each carpel in the round inflorescence matures into a loculidical capsule. Since the structure is this photo comes from many flowers, it is a multiple fruit.

Taken by K. R. Robertson at the University of Illinois

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