Biology:Loment
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Loments of Hedysarum hedysaroides
A loment (or lomentum) is a type of dehiscent[1] legume fruit that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between segments, so that each segment contains only one seed.[2] It is a type of schizocarp.[1]
Tick trefoil (Desmodium) and sweet vetch (Hedysarum) are two genera that exhibit this fruit type, which is found particularly in the tribe Hedysareae of the family Fabaceae.
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Bell, A.D. (1997). Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Beentje, H. (2010). The Kew Plant Glossary: an Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Terms. illustrated by Williamson, J.. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Kew Publishing.
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