Table 1.

The main morphological changes of E. pusilla fruits observed during development.

Time (days/weeks)	Main morphological changes
0 DAP−7 DAP	Elongation of the fruit
	Cell division in the sterile and fertile valves
	Trichome development
2 WAP−5 WAP	Increase of the volume of the fruit
	Cell division and growth in the fertile and sterile valves
	Development of six pollen tube bundles
	Formation of dehiscence zones
	Thickening of trichome walls
6 WAP−11 WAP	Increase of the volume of the cells in the sterile and fertile valves
	Shrinking of the pollen tube bundles
	Development of dehiscence zones
	Lignification of the trichomes
12 WAP−16 WAP	Shrinking of the fruit
	Disappearance of pollen tube bundles
	Lignification of the endocarp
	Dehiscence of the fruit

DAP, days after pollination; WAP, weeks after pollination.