samaroid

Current definition: 
resembling a samara; samara = an indehiscent 1-seeded fruit with a wing
Feature ID: 
291
Pro parte: 
ATRFT1: samara = an indehiscent winged fruit which is the product of a single carpel or a complete flower. CFFP: resembling a samara; samara = a dry, indehiscent, winged fruit, as in Fraxinus, Ash IPT: samara = a 1-seeded winged fruit. The wing may be on 1 side as in the ash or may surround the seed and be disciform, as in the wafer-ash CGBT: resembling a samara. Samara = a dry indehiscent, fruit as in the genus Fraxinus (ash) SSA: applied to a fruit resembling a samara - an indehiscent, 1-seeded fruit or mericarp with wings (e.g. Securidaca (Polygalaceae) and Malpighiaceae) FWP: samara = a dry fruit that does not split open and has part of the fruit wall extended to form a flattened membrane or wing
Feature Status: 
Core

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith