Tetragonia reduplicata winged fruit

    Tetragonia reduplicata winged fruit
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Thabo Maphisa

    The green Tetragonia reduplicata fruit in picture have four well-developed wing blades in a samara structure, drooping from longish pedicels.

    There is hardly a seed bulge at this stage in the fruit centre where the wings meet. The wings are fleshy and flat or a little wrinkled, slightly yellower than the leaves. The wing margins are rounded, initially somewhat reddish purple before reaching full size (iNaturalist).

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