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The plant has oblate syconium that are up to 4 cm (1.6 in) wide, covered with yellow pubescence, and emerge from the trunk or old branches of the tree. [3] [4] Ficus auriculata is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals. [5] On ripening, the fruits turn from light yellow to purple. The fruit is a fleshy receptacle.
Gyrocarpus americanus is a slender, deciduous tree with smooth, grey bark. The tree grows to about 12 m in height. The leaves are spirally arranged, crowded near the ends of the branches, and grow up to 150 × 120 mm in size. They are ovate, often 3-lobed, dark green above, paler and greyer below, with velvety surfaces, 3-veined from the base ...
Foliage and fruit. It is a deciduous tree growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) (rarely to 30 m or 98 ft) tall with a trunk up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) diameter, though it can also be a shrub 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) tall on exposed sites. The bark is brown, smooth on young trees, becoming fissured and flaky on old trees. The winter buds are green, with a ...
The plant is deciduous over part of its range, [14] but evergreen in most locales. [15] Growing from multiple trunks, it reaches a height of 4.6–9.1 metres (15–30 feet). [13] The bark is whitish gray. [16] The base of each leaf is accompanied by a pair of thorns on the branch. [17] The dark brown fruit is a seed pod. [16]
Eucalyptus bridgesiana, commonly known as apple box, apple, apple gum [3] or but-but, [4] is a medium to large sized tree.It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth grey bark above, glossy green, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.
The flowers have a heavy, sweet scent similar to orange blossoms with a hint of pineapple. [4] The fruit is a small hard capsule about 1 cm long with woody, pointed wings, containing many brown seeds. [5] Drought will stunt fruit development and prevent the production of viable seeds. [6] The plant is somewhat similar in appearance to ...
The primary use of this versatile plant is for food, but it has applications in numerous aspects of human endeavor, and every part of the plant has unique properties and uses. [ 6 ] The flowers, leaves and fruit are edible and culinary: white fruit pulp has a mild, pineapple -like flavor.
The plant is widely grown as an ornamental shrub or small tree. Both the flowers and the berries have a long tradition of culinary use, primarily for cordial and wine. [4] Although the plant is commonly used in dietary supplements and traditional medicine, there is no scientific evidence that it provides any significant health benefit.