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Fig. 1412. — Pterocarpus indicus. One-seeded legume with 

 broad marginal wing. 



Sterculiaceae likewise often have winged fruits which are singular in being 

 dehiscent, the separated carpels acting as wings, to which the seeds remain 

 adherent during flight, e.g., Firmiana (Fig. 1413). 



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Fig. 141 3. — Firmiana platanifoUa. Sterculiaceae. Dehiscent 

 capsule of which the carpels form wings. {After Schumann) 



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