Silique

Silique (Siliqua) [ Botany ]

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	It is a many-seeded dry dehiscent fruit (a type of capsule) found in the Brassicaceae family.

Silique derives from a superior ovary of two carpels and with 2 parietal placentas connected by a false septum, usually at least 3 times longer than broad. with parietal seeds attached to a central partition, either half of the siliqua peels away from a central, transparent, dividing membrane.

Silicle


	*Similar to a silique but wider than long*

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