Orange mesocarp was obtained after removal of the epicarp and the endocarp from oranges. It was dried, pulverized and digested with 2% w/v sodium hydroxide at 80 C for 3 h. Alphaand micro-crystalline celluloses were extracted from the pulp using 17.5% w/v and 2.5 N hydrochloric acid, respectively. The physicochemical and powder properties of the extracted material were evaluated. Results obtain...

Rudrakasha is the dried bead obtained from the ripe fruit of Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb. (Family: Elaeocarpaceae). Microscopic studies revealed the presence of a hard endocarp with lignified isodiametric sclereids, seeds with membranous seed coat, which enclosed a dense cellular endosperm comprising of calcium oxalate druses. Physicochemical parameters showed that total ash was 1.36 times and 1....

Scatter hoarding of seeds by animals contributes significantly to forest-level processes, including plant recruitment and forest community composition. However, the potential positive and negative effects of caching on seed survival, germination success, and seedling survival have rarely been assessed through experimental studies. Here, I tested the hypothesis that seed burial mimicking caches ...

An extinct kind of winged fruit found at several Eocene sites in California and Oregon, western USA, occurs association with pinnately compound anacardiaceous leaves that have been called Rhus mixta. The samaras were previously treated along isolated from the Chalk Bluffs flora an sapindaceous genus, Thouiniopsis myricaefolia (Lesquereux) MacGinitie. However, are nonschizocarpic hence readily d...

Paullinia stellata is found in anthropogenic places and lowland forests, yet little information about their reproductive characteristics known. This study aimed to determine the physical properties of seeds aspects. Racemes, fruits, were measured weighed. The determined using three-dimensional data. A descriptive statistic was applied for racemes a small samples conducted properties. results sh...