Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Lateral view of a loculicidal capsule. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Description: Lateral view of a loculicidal capsule of Lagerstroemia speciosa based on an unvouchered tree cultivated in front of the Eco Resort Inn in Paramaribo, Suriname in June 2008. Note that fruit opens in the middle of the fruit valve. The septa can be seen in the middle of the fruit valves.

Term:

Loculicidal capsule

Definition:

A dry, dehiscent fruit that opens in the middle of the locule. Compare with septicidal capsule.

Related Terms:

Septicidal capsule
Poricidal capsule