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Fruits . The fruits of Santalalean species are almost exclusively one-seeded. A rare, occasional exception is seen especially in some Viscaceae, where two seedlings share a common endosperm. This is not surprising, as more than one embryo sac are usually present in each ovary. However, multiple embryo sacs are also present in Loranthaceae and other families, where fruits with 2 embryos have not, as far as I know, been recorded.
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Kuijt, J., Hansen, B. (2015). Fruits, Seeds and Seedlings. In: Flowering Plants. Eudicots. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09296-6_4
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