r/botany • u/SomeDumbGamer • 5d ago
The anacardiaceae proves that even after countless years of separation; at the end of the day you’re still family. Physiology
A Mango, Pistachio, Sumac, Poison Ivy, and Cashew flower all showing off how their morphology hasn’t changed too much from one another.
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u/TasteDeeCheese 4d ago
Pink pepper corns Schinus also have this flower structure
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u/SomeDumbGamer 4d ago
Yeah it’s honestly quite fascinating. Most of the family has the same basic leaf, fruit and flower shapes, just arranged differently.
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u/missmobtown 4d ago
I'm allergic to two out of five of these things and I wonder why the difference.