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| habit and mature fruits; also, notice how the leaves tend to droop | leaf--what kind of venation is present here? |
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| what kind of leaf arrangement is present here? | flowers--the inflorescences occur in the leaf axils; notice how the stamens stick out past the corollas--stamens like this are referred to as exserted |
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| flowers again | young fruits--these will turn a striking purple! |
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| closeup of mature fruits in late Summer | young leaves in spring--notice how the branches are opposite, just as the leaves are (doesn't this make sense, since new branches arise in the axils of leaves?) |
