The seeds have wings, which helps them in dispersion by wind. However I could not recognise nor identify the tree that disperse such seed.
The seeds are formed on a twig and falls off individually, waiting for the wind to sweep them to other locations. I have kept these seeds I've collected in a plastic container. Hope that they will come in useful someday.
If anyone knows the I.D. of this seed, do let me know.
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ReplyDeleteThe tree that produced these winged seeds is Terminalia calamansanai (Philippine Almond). For details, pls see my comment at your other post 'Mystery of the seeds with wings (Part II)' (06 May 2012).
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Perhaps you can use these papery, wind-dispersed Terminalia calamansanai seeds for botanical outreach ... for instance, as comparison against the water-dispersed, corky, egg-shapped fruits of the native Terminalia catappa (Beach Almond).
Both are Terminalia & yet quite different where the fruits are concerned.