Fig fruit. Light micrograph of a section through a fig (Ficus carica) fruit. This fruit is a complex inflorescence (flower cluster) consisting of a ho

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Fig fruit. Light micrograph of a section through a fig (Ficus carica) fruit. This fruit is a complex inflorescence (flower cluster) consisting of a hollow, fleshy structure (peduncular tissue, blue) lined on the inside with a hollow (ostiole) with numerous tiny unisexual flowers inside (blue-violet). Magnification: x5, when printed 10 centimetres tall.

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Size: 3703px × 5185px
Photo credit: © DR KEITH WHEELER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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