Fig. 8. Fruits of Icacinaceae Miers. 1–9. Cassinopsis madagascariensis Baill. (P.P. Lowry et al. 5162). 1. Broken fruit, lateral view. 2–6. Broken endocarp. 2. Lateral view showing a reticulate pattern of ridges. 3. Dorsal view showing a keel surrounding the endocarp. 4. Opposite lateral view. 5. Apical view. 6. Basal view. 7. SEM image of the pericarp in transverse section. 8. Detail of the same section showing the cells. 9. SEM image of the inner endocarp surface showing cluster of hairs inside. – 10– 16. Vadensea oblongifolia (Engl.) Jongkind & O.Lachenaud (R. Letouzey 8309). 10. Dried fruit, lateral view. 11 –15. Broken endocarp. 11. Lateral view showing a reticulate pattern of ridges. 12. Dorsal view showing a keel surrounding the endocarp. 13. Opposite lateral view. 14. Apical view. 15. Basal view. 16. SEM image of the pericarp in transverse section. – 17–25. Desmostachys planchonianus Miers (B. Lewis & S. Razafimandimbison 735). 17. Dried fruit, lateral view. 18–22.Endocarp. 18. Lateral view showing the roughness. 19. Dorsal view showing a keel surrounding the endocarp. 20. Opposite lateral view. 21. Apical view. 22. Basal view. 23. SEM image of the endocarp in transverse section. 24. Detail of the basal part of 23. showing periclinally oriented cells. 25. Detail of the upper part of 23. showing anticlinally oriented cells. Images taken from Del Rio (2018). Scale bars: 1–6, 10–15, 17–22 = 5 mm; 7 = 1 mm; 16 = 500 μm; 23 = 300 μm; 9 = 200 μm; 25 = 100 μm; 8, 24 = 50 μm.