Plant Science Group Technical Talk: Dr Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn, 'Seeds & Fruits'.

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Monday, 7 March 2016 - 10:30am

Fruits are often used as identifying or diagnostic characters of plants. Unfortunately, there is some tension between botanical terminology and everyday use of the same words that may lead to confusion (for example, did you know that technically oranges and grapes are berries?). Alexander will talk about fruit and seed morphology, what different types of fruit there are, how to recognise them, and what constraints certain aspects of fruit morphology place on other aspects. In addition, we will take a quick look at the various dispersal syndromes exhibited by plants.

Dr Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn is a Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australian National Herbarium, National Research Collections Australia.

Venue: ANBG Theatrette.