pyxis

Japanese: pyxis
pyxis

...The Rubiaceae family is known to have both septum and dorsal dehiscence. The pyxis, which splits sideways and opens like a lid, is found in cockscomb, portulaca, primrose, and plantain. Some fruits scatter seeds when they dehisce, but the mechanism is not uniform (Fig. 5).

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Japanese:

…隔壁と背側両方で裂開するものがアカネ科に知られている。また横に裂けて上部が蓋のようになってあくものを蓋果(がいか)pyxisと呼び,ケイトウ,マツバボタン,サクラソウ,オオバコにみられる。実が裂開するさい種子を飛散させるものがあるが,その機構は一様でない(図5)。…

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