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monoecy

seed plant sexual system
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  • Fruit of Phyllanthus emblica
    Indian gooseberry
    / Plant description and habitat

    The species is usually monoecious, meaning that it produces male and female flowers on the same plant, although some plants bear only one sex. The flowers are small and greenish and are borne in leaf axils, the points where leaves join the stem. Flowering generally occurs in late winter…

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    The species is usually monoecious, meaning that it produces male and female flowers on the same plant, although some plants bear only one sex. The flowers are small and greenish and are borne in leaf axils, the points where leaves join the stem. Flowering generally occurs in late winter…

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