Platypodium elegans
tree
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aerial seed dispersal
- In “Flying” Trees
The canopy trees Platypodium elegans and Tachigalia versicolor (see suicide tree) produce single-winged fruits similar to those of maple trees common in temperate zones. In the case of P. elegans, each fruit is attached to a twig by the tip of its wing and has a dry weight…
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