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Kobe University

Figure 2

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Longitudinal section of infructescences of Balanophora yakushimensis, showing tiny dry fruits clustered at the base of fleshy bracts (both fruits and bracts are indicated by arrows). The much larger fleshy bracts act as the primary visual attractants and edible rewards for birds.

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Kenji Suetsugu

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