Follicule (botanical)

In Botanical, a follicule is a dry Fruit, déhiscent, formed by a Carpelle insulated.

This type of fruit is in the families of Plante S with carpelles isolated, mainly the Renonculacée S (Pivoine, Ancolie, Hellébore…) and the Magnoliacée S (Magniolia, Star anise…).

The Déhiscence is done according to a single longitudinal slit which it line of joining of carpelle and forms two valves which open by dividing the placental line into two, and the Graine S which are attached there find on the edge of each valve.

There exist intermediate forms, resulting from the meeting partial of several carpelles, which make transition with the septicidal capsule S (case of the Nigelle of Damas).

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