Michelia Champaca and Michelia Alba

Development from flower to fruit

Michelia champaca and

Michelia alba(Bunga cempaka)

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al Biology

Development in Michelia Champaca

Pollination

Fertilization and Embryo development

Ovary develops into fruit and ovule develops into seed

Fruits dispersed and seeds grow in a suitable condition

Similarity

A large evergreen tree when grow in forest Usually small tree (6m) we can find

around us Known for its strongly fragrant flower Contain many kind of volatile oil in its

flower Perfect but incomplete flower (no sepals) Dicot plant

Netlike vein Floral part in multiples of 5

Differences

Light yellow when young, turning dark orange in maturity.

Zygomorphic simple flower (bilateral symmetry)

Remain white in young and maturity.

Zygomorphic simple flower (irregular)

Michelia champaca Michelia alba

Michelia champaca (golden champaca)

Zygomorphic simple flower (bilateral symmetry)

Michelia champaca (golden champaca)

Petal

Pistil/ Carpel

Young

flower

Michelia champaca (golden champaca)

Petal

Pistil/ Carpel

Stamen

Mature

flower

Michelia alba

Zygomorphic simple flower (irregular)

Pistil/ Carpel

Stamen

Petal

Sectioning of flower

Video

Fruit

1. Fruiting (follicles) is free. 2. Basally united to the axis or

shortly stalked. 3. 3-20 laxly that are arranged in a

6-9 cm long cluster. 4. Fruit is flat tened ovoid to slightly

spherical size 1.5-3.5 cm x 1-2.5 cm.

5. Partially woody, pale brown with white warts con taining 2-6 seeds.

6. Their fruits are about 30 in a cluster, each with a 3 mm long and densely hairy stalk.

7. The fruiting spike is compact.

Types of Fruits

Fruits are classified according to the arrangement from which they derive.

Michelia champaca is aggregate fruit. Each carpel develops into fleshy globule

that contains one of several seeds. Collection of follicles developing from one

flower

Seed

Seed is ovoid and red-brown and in open fruit it is hanging on little thin cord that is attached to the placenta.

The seeds are brown with a pinkish fleshy aril. The seeds, 1-2 is brown when old ,polished

and various angled. The plant doesn't require pruning and has

naturally full and bushy shape. Seedlings start to bloom within 2-3 years

More images

Ripening fruitBud growing into

flower