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Fruits with persistent calyx
Apex of fruit (above wings)
Base of fruit (below wings)
Fruits (top view) without persistent calyx, showing coiled embryo
Fruits (bottom view) without persistent calyx, showing pericarp
A, Fruit with persistent calyx and bracteoles; B, Fruit with calyx and bracteoles removed; C, Embryo in situ; D, transection of fruit
drawing by Lynda Chandler

Winged fruits (from upper part of plant) with persistent calyx
Fruits (from lower part of plant) with wings broken off, or with absent or reduced wings
Fruit with persistent calyx removed, showing conical shape of embryo

Fruits with persistent calyx, showing apex (left) and base (right)
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