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 | Morphotype: MB306 Name (Author): Dipteronia brownii McClain & Manchester Organ: Winged seed Rarity: Uncommon Family: Sapindaceae Order: Sapindales Specimen #: UWBM 97675 Category: Holomorphotype Diagnostic Features: Fruits that have a central seed surrounded by a membraneous, flat wing. The base of the wing is asymmetrical, the top is rounded. Veins radiate out from the central seed and terminate at the margin of the wing. Higher Taxon: Dicot Source of Name: McClain & Manchester, 2001 Publication Pages: Collected By: D. Langevin Collection ID: UWBM Morphotype Description: Winged seed Comments: These are typically found as isolated fruits, although a single specimen has been found at McAbee that shows a pair of them attached to a pedicel. Similar fruits are found in many of the other Okanagan Highlands floras. View other specimens of this morphotype |
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