Pod dehiscenceThe means by which mature pods open to release the seeds. Return to Character index |
Dehiscent completelyThe pod opens by both sutures, splitting completely to the base. This also includes where the pod may split to the base along one suture and only partly on the other. |
Dehiscent in the upper third onlyThe pod opens by both sutures, but only in the upper (apical) third. |
Dehiscent along only one sutureThe pod splits, partly to completely, along one suture only. |
Splitting into segmentsThe pod splits into segments (usually indehiscent, one seeded segments) along one or more transverse joints (as in Desmodium and related genera). |