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| about 100cm tall
inflorescences axillary thyrses with cincinni subtended by large colored bracts |
6-7 inflorescences are in the bracts
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bracts start to open
bracts color change from green to beige |
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| the first flower begins to open
flowers zygomorphic, fragrant; sepals sub- equal; petals unequal, margins fringed
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buds form a line on the helical peduncle
(cincinnus)
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the flower is like a flying bird
with a big bill (a bigger pink sepal seen in the center), two wings (two equal petals) and a tail (a longer petal) |
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| the flowers often turn to the same direction
because of flowers opening at the top of helical peduncles the flowers look like flying birds in flocks |
young green fruits
fruits made by artificial pollination
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embryotega on seeds
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