Native to Florida, Crescentia obovata or the Black Calabash tree is a flowering plant of the Bignoniaceae…
A cross section of the fruit of the black calabash tree (Crescentia cucurbitina), native to Florida.
"Eccremocarpus scaber. 1. cross section of its ovary; 2. longitudinal section of it; 3. seed." -Lindley,…
"1. capsule of Bignonia echinata (Pithecolobium Aubletii); 2. the same with the valves removed and the…
"Nelsonia campestris. 1. flowers; 2. pistil; 3. capsule; 4. cross section of a seed." -Lindley, 1853
Aphelandra cristata is a flowering plant shown potted here because it is often used as a houseplant.
Digitalus purpurea is a flowering plant that is also known as the Common or Purple Foxglove.
"2. corolla of Antirrhinum majus cut open; 3. its pistil; 4. its ripe fruit; 5. cross section of its…
"Pinguicula vulgaris. 1. calyx, &c. 2. stamen; 3. pistil; 4. longitudinal section of it; 5. half a fruit;…
"Wahlenbergia procumbens. 1. an entire flower; 2. stamens; 3. a stigma; 4. transverse section of the…
"Lobelia siphilitica. 1. an entire flower; 2. the stamens; 3. perpendicular section of the ovary; 4…
"Leschenaultia splendens. 1. calyx, stamens, and style, with stigma and indusium, all magnified." -Lindley,…
Leschenaultia biloba or the blue lechenaultia is a flowering plant of the Goodeniaceae family.
"Stylidium calcaratum. 1. anthers and stigma, forming the point of the column; 2. capsule split open;…
"Centranthus ruber. 1. a corolla; 2. section of ovary; 3. ripe fruit, with its pappus; 4. cross section…
"Valeriana celtica. 1. entire flower magnified; 2. the ovary and young calyx; 3. the fruit, with the…
"Scabiosa atropurpurea. 1. a flower; 2. the involucre opened to show the ovary and calyx; 3. perpendicular…
"Acicarpha spathulata. 1. section of an entire flower; 2. perpendicular section of ripe fruit." -Lindley,…
"Centaurea cyanus. 1. a floret; 2. the anthers; 3. perpendicular section of young fruit; 4. ripe fruit."…
The Great Fire of London, a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of London from…
Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum is a synonym for Leucanthemum vulgare, or the oxeye daisy, a flowering plant…
"Combretum (or Poivrea) purpureum. 1. a flower cut open; 2. a section of the ovary." -Lindley, 1853
Marlea begonifolia or Alangium chinense is an evergreen tree native in China used for its medicinal…
"Hippuris vulgaris. 1. a complete flower; 2. a section of the pistil, showing the position of the ovule;…
"Ludwigia Jussiaeoides. 1. a flower with two sepals and all the petals cut off; 2. a calyx and inferior…
"1. Kandelia Rheedii; 2. its flower spread open; 3. a perpendicular section of its ovary; 4. the germinating…
"Napoleona imperialis. 1. a flower-bud just expanding; 2. the fleshy cup, and table-shaped stigma; 3.…
"1. Medinilla macrocarpa; 2. stamens of M. radicans; 3. perpendicular section of its ovary; 4. a section…
"Melastoma polyanthum. 1. flower; 2, 2. stamens; 3. base of anther; 4. fruit; 5. section of ditto; 6.…
"Eugenia tuberculata. 1. a flower; 2. the same divided vertically; 3. a stamen; 4. a ripe fruit; 5.…
"Punica granatum; 2. perpendicular section of the ovary; 3. cross section of it near the base; 4. near…
"Byrsanthus Brownii. 1. diagram of the flower; 2. section of a flower; 3. section across the ovary;…
"Cereus speciosissimus. 1. section of the fruit of Opuntia deillenii; 2. of the seed; 3. section of…
"Ribes rubrum. 1. perpendicular section of a flower; 2. cross section of the ovary; 3. seed; 4. a perpendicular…
"Escallonia pulverulenta. 1. a flower; 2. a cross section of the ovary; 3. fruit; 4. seed; 5. its perpendicular…
"Deutzia crenata. 1. a flower with the petals removed; 2. a fruit; 3. a portion of the same, showing…
"Careya arborea. 1. one of the bundles of stamens; 2. a perpendicular section of the ovary; 3. section…
Barringtonia speciosa or cornbeefwood is a species of flowering plants from the Lecythidaceae family.
"Vaccinium amoenum. 1. a flower; 2. a perpendicular section of it without the corolla; 3. a cross section…
"Richardsonia scabra. 1. an ovary with its calyx; 2. a corolla; 3. a vertical section of a seed, with…
"Sambucus nigra; 1. a flower; 2. a young pistil; 3. a cross section of its ovary; 4. a perpendicular…
"1. flower of Linnaea borealis; 2. the same cut open and showing the interior of the ovary; 3. a cross…
"Galium Aparine; 1. a flower; 2. a young fruit without the corolla; 3. a perpendicular section of a…
"Athamanta cervariaefolia. 1. a separate flower, with hairy petals; 2. a petal by itself; 3. a ripe…