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Euphorbiaceae

 17-Fruits of Sapium sebiferum

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The fruit of Sapium sebiferum is a loculicidal capsule, and the valves fall off revealing the 3 white seeds. The common name of this tree is, appropriately, "popcorn tree."
Photo by K. R. Robertson of plants brought back by a colleague from Alabama.
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