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The plant has a low, spreading habit, and fruits develop in a papery husk, as is characteristic of the genus. While most parts of the plant are toxic to humans due to the presence of solanine and solanidine, [2] the fruit becomes edible (and sweet) once it has ripened to yellow. (The papery husk, a calyx, remains toxic and should not be eaten.)
Burnupena papyracea, common name the papery burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc. [1] Description. The length of the shell attains 60 mm,
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A prominent feature is the inflated, papery calyx enclosing each berry. The calyx is accrescent until the fruit is fully grown; at first, it is of normal size, but after the petals fall, it continues to grow until it forms a protective cover around the growing fruit. If the fruit is left inside the intact calyx husks, its shelf life at room ...
A defining feature of Physalis is a large, papery husk derived from the calyx, which partly or fully encloses the fruit. [5] Many species bear edible fruit, and some species are cultivated. The typical Physalis fruit is similar to a firm tomato in texture, and like a sweet, tangy grape in flavor. [ 6 ]
M. quinquenervia bark showing the papery exfoliation from which the common name "paperbark" derives. The first known description of a Melaleuca species was written by Rumphius in 1741, in Herbarium amboinense [8] before the present system of naming plants was written. The plant he called Arbor alba is now known as Melaleuca leucadendra.
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Apple section, showing seeds plus papery expression of the ovary, surrounded by tissue formed from ripening of the hypanthium. The part of apples and pears that is consumed is, in fact, the hypanthium. The ovary is the papery core that surrounds the apple seeds. As the hypanthium ripens it forms the edible tissues. [5]