syconium

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Alt. of Syconus

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Most figs (>600 species) have syconium that contain three types of flowers : male, short female, and long female. Source: Internet

In the beginning of the cycle, a mature female pollinator wasp enters the immature "fruit" (actually a stem-like structure known as a syconium ) through a small natural opening, the ostiole and deposits her eggs in the cavity. Source: Internet

The males' only tasks are to mate with the females while still within the fig syconium (inverted flower) and to chew a hole for the females to escape from the fig interior. Source: Internet

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