Simultaneously with the development of seeds from fertilized ovules, the ovary also undergoes ripening changes and forms a fruit. The mature fruit is many seeded simple, dry, capsule.

The seeds are liberated as the dry capsule dehisces. Each seed produces a new Hibiscus plant on germination.

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Table of Contents

15.0 - Introduction
15.1 Pteridophyta : General Account
15.2 Gymnosperms
15.3 Angiosperms : Dicotyledons
15.4 Angiosperms : Monocotyledons
15.5 Vascularization
15.6 Development of seed habit
15.7 Development of Flower and Fruit

Chapter 16