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Unidentified seed pod from tree

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Alisdair

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Unidentified seed pod from tree
« on: October 11, 2016, 09:42:29 AM »
Last night Sally Beale in Mallorca asked if I knew what tree this seed pod came from. I don't (but it looks subtropical to me, rather aubergine-like!). Can anyone help, please?
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JayB

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Re: Unidentified seed pod from tree
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2016, 10:33:06 AM »
My first thought is a Brachychiton of some description and the pod is still a bit green but it looks different enough to be something else altogether.
When opened does it have a bunch of row like seeds protected by fine hair like fibres?
I should add the fibres are very, very irritating so take care with them if they are there.
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Fleur Pavlidis

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Re: Unidentified seed pod from tree
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2016, 01:04:41 PM »
Have a look at this http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=442.msg2499#msg2499 Asclepias thread. Not the same but it has similarities.
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Re: Unidentified seed pod from tree
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2016, 06:51:54 AM »
It is an immature Lagunaria patersonia's seed pod.
The little hairs covering the seed pods are terrible, they are like minuscule thorns and give a nasty irritation.
« Last Edit: October 12, 2016, 06:57:42 AM by oron peri »
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John J

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Re: Unidentified seed pod from tree
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2016, 08:53:09 AM »
Pods on our Lagunaria patersonia taken from my 'study' window a couple of minutes ago.
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