Agreed Ushadi...there should have been 5-6 seeds, because the ovary has 5-6 ovules. But invariably all ovule abort except one at the tip of pod that matures as seed. The basal (flat, seedless) part of pod acts as wing to carry the falling pod away from mother tree.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 3:42 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > > very nice, raman ji... > what is its binomial... certainly not monosperma..the beans look as if > they each have 5 -6 seeds... > do they? > usha di > ================ > On Nov 9, 6:29 pm, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Golden flame of forest > > > > Raman > > > > Golden Flame of the Forest Tree - Canopy.jpg > > 130KViewDownload > > > > Golden Flame of the Forest Tree - Flower.jpg > > 76KViewDownload > > > > Golden Flame of the Forest Tree - Fruit.jpg > > 124KViewDownload > > > > Golden Flame of the Forest Tree - Leaf.jpg > > 82KViewDownload
