Muraltia spinosa flowers

    Muraltia spinosa flowers
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Thabo Maphisa

    Almost white, the two conspicuous sepals of a Muraltia spinosa flower fold like a bonnet over the corolla and other floral parts. A couple of petals are fused into a boat-shape, a crested keel enclosing the stamens and style, similar to the keel of pea flowers (JSTOR; http://pza.sanbi.org).

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