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mities of the branches. The calyx is superior, with 
five small teeth. The corolla consists of five oblong 
spreading petals. There are five stamens with awl- 
shaped filaments, and the pistil has a five-celled ovary, 
each cell containing one ovule ; the style is very short, 
and has a simple stigma. The fruit is a dark purple 
pulpy berry with five cells, but as one or two of the 
ovules are most frequently abortive, the seeds are 
seldom more than three or four instead of five. 
