Red Pod On Dieffenbachia

Question

I have had this plant about 20 years. It blooms regularly and all of the time but, this is the first time that I have found a red pod left at the base of the dried up flower. What is this red pod?

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Answer 1

It must be the seed pod. Here is more:

http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu/FactSheets/dieffenbachia.php