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The fruit is nearly spherical, light greenish–yellow, quite smooth and hard on appearance, with six vertical stripes or furrows. The fruit is up to 26 millimetres (1 in) in diameter, and, while the fruit of wild plants weigh approximately 5.5 grams (0.2 ounces), cultivated fruits average 28.4 g (1 oz) to 56 g (2 oz). [6]
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales.It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae. [3]The Phyllanthaceae are most numerous in the tropics, with many in the south temperate zone, and a few ranging as far north as the middle of the north temperate zone.
[5] [6] The veneration of the amla tree in particular is due to the belief that the deity Vishnu lives in and near the tree, particularly on Amalaka Ekadashi. [7] [8] [9] In some traditions, his wife Lakshmi, the deity of wealth, is said to dwell in the tree. It is believed that Vishnu's avatar Krishna and his consort Radha reside near the tree ...
An individual flower is 5–6 mm (3 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 4 in) long and 8–11 mm (5 ⁄ 16 – 7 ⁄ 16 in) wide. Protandrous , bisexual flowers and male flowers exist on the same individual tree. The fruit is a smooth ( glabrous ), olive-like drupe which varies in shape from elongate oval to nearly roundish, and when ripe is 14–28 mm ( 1 ⁄ 2 ...
The leaves are 2–7.5 cm long and thin, they are green and smooth on the upperside and blue-green on the underside. In general, the Otaheite gooseberry tree very much looks like the bilimbi tree. Leaves. The flowers can be male, female or hermaphrodite. [2] They are small and pinkish and appear in clusters in 5-to-12.5-cm long panicles ...
Spondias mombin also known as the hog plum is a small deciduous tree up to 20 m (66 ft) high and 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in girth, and is moderately buttressed. [4] Its bark is thick, corky, and deeply fissured. When slashed, it is pale pink, darkening rapidly. Branches are low and branchlets are glabrous.
GM trees under experimental development have been modified with traits intended to provide benefit to industry, foresters or consumers. Due to high regulatory and research costs, the majority of genetically modified trees in silviculture consist of plantation trees, such as eucalyptus, poplar, and pine.
Acer negundo is a fast-growing and fairly short-lived tree that grows up to 10–25 metres (35–80 feet) tall, with a trunk diameter of 30–50 centimetres (12–20 inches), rarely up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) diameter. It often has several trunks and can form impenetrable thickets. [5] The typical lifespan of box elder is 60 - 75 years.