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The capsules explode when ripe, splitting into segments and launching seeds at 70 m/s (250 km/h; 160 mph). [5] One source states that ripe capsules catapult their seeds as far as 100 m (330 ft). [9] [verification needed] Another source states that seeds are thrown as far as 45 m (150 ft) from a tree, with a mode of about 30 m (100 ft). [10]
Ecballium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae containing a single species, Ecballium elaterium, [1] [3] also called the squirting cucumber, as well as the noli me tangere [citation needed] and its English translation touch-me-not [citation needed] (a reference to John 20:17).
After blooming, the flowers are replaced by a narrow seed pod up to 3 centimetres (1 in) long. When the seeds are ripe, they explode from the pod when touched, giving the plant its common name, touch-me-not. [6]
Exploding cucumber fruiting body. Cyclanthera brachystachya, the exploding cucumber (but not to be confused with Ecballium elaterium), in the cucurbit or gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), is a herbaceous vine usually grown for its curiosity value, but the fruit is also edible. [1] The unusual fruit are bilaterally symmetrical, bulbous and spiny.
Fruits of Oxalis corniculata Pollen of Oxalis corniculata Matured seed of Oxalis corniculata Mature (brown) and immature (white) seeds of Oxalis corniculata Oxalis corniculata plant on moist soil The fruit is a narrow, cylindrical capsule , 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) long, and noteworthy for its explosive discharge of the contained seeds, 1 mm (0. ...
The fruit is a seedpod 15–30 centimetres (5.9–11.8 in) long, containing several seeds. The seedpod dries completely on the tree, and when mature begins to twist into a helix or corkscrew shape, (see below), ultimately exploding open—with a very audible "clack"—to deliver its seeds into the environs.