Persimmons
by Sarah Loft
Title
Persimmons
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Per Wikipedia: The persimmon (sometimes spelled persimon) is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the Asian or Japanese persimmon, Diospyros kaki. Diospyros is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-persimmon species of the genus are grown for ebony timber.
The word persimmon itself is derived from putchamin, pasiminan, or pessamin, from Powhatan, an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit".
Persimmon trees are typically dioecious, meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate trees. Some trees have both male and female flowers and in rare cases also bear the 'perfect' flower. Male flowers are pink and appear in groups of 3. They have a 4-parted calyx, a corolla, and 24 stamens in 2 rows. Female flowers are creamy-white and appear singly. They have a large calyx, a 4-parted, yellow corolla, 8 undeveloped stamens, and a rounded ovary bearing the style and stigma. 'Perfect' flowers are a cross between the two and contain both male and female reproductive organs.
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November 30th, 2018
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Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC GROUP from the F IS FOR FRUIT week, JULY 13 - July 20, 2020. You are invited to add your wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP!
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