I saw this Noyau Vine growing on a fence near the sidewalk in Jacksonville, Florida. I finally identified it after the seed pods opened (which was several months after I first saw and photographed it).
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This is a flower bud before blooming. (May 28, 2020)
[On the end of a green stem protruding from the left is a green and purple cylinder tapering to a point. In the background is a fence covered with leaves.]

Two different flower buds as they began opening (June 9, 2020)
[Two photos spliced together. On the top is a side-front view of bud facing the left. The tip is white as if the petals, although still tightly swirled, are being pushed out. The outer portion which is a pinkish purple is unfurling as if there will be a petal base below the flower. To the right of the opening bud is a closed bud facing upward. In the lower photo is a side-front view of a bud facing the right. Only the very tip of this one is white while the portion behind it is light green. The outer portion is a pinkish-green and spliting into its petal-like portion. Both images have lots of green leaves in the background. ]

These flowers were the most open ones I saw. I passed this way early in the morning, so it is possible they open later in the day. (April 29 and May 28, 2020)
[Two photos spliced together. On the left is a front-side view of a bloom facing left. The white flower petals are still mostly twirled, but they are out of the pinkish-green base. On the right is a side view of a bloom facing the right. The entire green and purple flower bud cyliner is visible and the white petals have pushed their way out of the end of it. The petal length is slighly longer than the tube and gives the impression of a parasol starting to open or a full skirt being twirled.]

These are the first stages of the fruits of this vine. (May 28 and April 29, 2020)
[Two photos spliced together. On the left is a portion of vine which has split into three. On the left is a leaf. In the center and on the right are white-beige globes which come to a point at the section fartherst from the stem. The one on the right rests on wood from the fence which supports the metal chain link section behind these fruits. On the right is one fruit hanging from the vine with a purple-green flower bud hanging behind it. This fruit is green with a red-pink section like a tiny apple starting to color.]

These are the next stages of the fruits. What appeared to be the flesh of the fruit is petal-like and begins opening and drying out. (May 18, 2020)
[Two photos spliced together. On the left the fruit hangs from the vine nestled among many leaves. The fruit is reddish-pink on top and beige below. The petal sections are visible as they have begun splitting away from each other. The very tip of the fruit section is a dark brown. On the righ is a single fruit which is light brown at the tops and centers of each petal portion. The outer edges of the petal portions are dark brown and the entire thing is gaining a wood-like appearance even though the stem is bright green.]

The top portion of the fruit as it opens (May 28, 2020)
[This fruit has opened toward the left, but only the top outside is visible. The petals are not flat, but form a cup-like shape around the center. The petal portions appear to have completely dried out and are light brown. The top center portion closest to the stem is very dark brown.]

This is the top and underside of the same fruit. (May 18, 2020)
[Two photos spliced togehter. On the left is a side view with one petal vertical above the fruit center and the rest are horizontal. The center fruit portion gives the appearance of being a nut except for the thin stem extension protruding from the bottom. The entire fruit is shades of brown. On the right is the top down view of the petal portions. From this angle they appear to be puffy and thick, but the other view shows they are rather thin. The top sections are dark brown with very light brown edges. A yellowed leaf rests on the fruit, but the rest of the leaves surrounding it are green with yellowish-green veins. ]

A section of leaf atop some opened fruits (May 18, 2020)
[This top-down view of two completely-opened fruits beside each other has a leaf growing out from between the two. The entire leaf is visible. It is a compound leaf with five sections growing from a center piece. Each section is a long thin porition with multiple lobes. There are many other leaves visible behind the fruits. ]

Close view of the fruit (May 28, 2020)
[This side view of the fruit has the petals completely pulled away from the center. The fruit is round with a brown stem-like portion coming out of the bottom at a length nearly half the size of the fruit. At the end of that stem is a blackened dried-out section which is folded, but probably the same length as the brown section if unfolded. The fruit is brown with beige speckles on it. The undersides of the petals (closest to the fruit) are beige-brown with dark brown speckles. ]

Close view of a different fruit and a more mature leaf (May 28, 2020)
[This has a side view of the fruit and the top down view of the leaves. The petals on this fruit are opened upward from the fruit unlike the prior image which had the petals more horizontal than vertical. This fruit is light brown with a dark brown patch and both browns are speckled with beige dots. This leaf has five sections, but two appear to split into two different sections not that far from the base. The leaves are long and multi-lobed and somewhat resemble oak leaves. The are green with yellow-green center veins which split into many veins on the lobes.]

What I originally thought was fruit dried out and opened. (July 14, 2020)
[This front side view of the fruit has the petals completely pulled away from the center and in the same plane as two are up, one is down and two are to the sides. The fruit is split open into four equal parts as if it was sliced vertically and then horizontally. The fruit shell is quite thin. The dark seeds inside are partially visible through the split openings. ]

The pod on the left opened naturally. I helped the pod on the right to open and make the four seeds visible. (July 14, 2020)
[Two photos spliced together. On the left the seedpod faces upward and one of the four segments is opened enough to see two of the four black seeds inside. On the right my finger and thumb squish the opened pod so all four of the black seeds (one in each quadrant) are visible. ]

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