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Botanical Name:
Lepiderema pulchella

Common Name:
Fine-leaved Tuckeroo

Fruit & Seed Description: Fruit is a pear-shaped, orange capsule with 3 lobes. Each lobe contains a single black seed, mostly covered by a yellow aril.

References:
AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST SEEDS (CSIRO Publishing, 2020) Authors: Mark Dunphy, Steve McAlpin, Paul Nelson, Michelle Chapman (SEEDTREE MAPS Founder)


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