Fig. 6

Stages of Tecoma stans pod development: (AB) Swell of ovary three days after fertilization I Visible fruit set (D-E) Pods began to lengthen longitudinally. (F-G) Appearance of constrictions indicating seed development (H-I) Pods expand to the maximum length (20 ± 2 cm) and width (1 cm) (J-K) Fully mature pods, constrictions disappear (L) Pods began to rupture from lateral sutures. Rana et al. 2023; Photograph cited with permission from Elsevier, license number 5,602,561,230,437