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    TYPES of Fruits Plant Morpho

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    This document defines and provides examples of different types of fruits, including indehiscent fruits like achenes, samaras, and nuts; dehiscent fruits like follicles, legumes, and capsules; fleshy fruits like drupes, berries, false berries, hesperidiums, and pomes; aggregate fruits like raspberries; and multiple fruits like pineapples. Key characteristics are given for each type of fruit, such as whether the seed coat fuses with the ovary wall or the fruit opens at maturity to disperse seeds.

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    This document defines and provides examples of different types of fruits, including indehiscent fruits like achenes, samaras, and nuts; dehiscent fruits like follicles, legumes, and capsules; fleshy fruits like drupes, berries, false berries, hesperidiums, and pomes; aggregate fruits like raspberries; and multiple fruits like pineapples. Key characteristics are given for each type of fruit, such as whether the seed coat fuses with the ovary wall or the fruit opens at maturity to disperse seeds.

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    This document defines and provides examples of different types of fruits, including indehiscent fruits like achenes, samaras, and nuts; dehiscent fruits like follicles, legumes, and capsules; fleshy fruits like drupes, berries, false berries, hesperidiums, and pomes; aggregate fruits like raspberries; and multiple fruits like pineapples. Key characteristics are given for each type of fruit, such as whether the seed coat fuses with the ovary wall or the fruit opens at maturity to disperse seeds.

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    Types of

    Fruits
    Indehiscent Fruits
    ◼Dry fruits which do
    not split along definite
    lines to release seeds at
    maturity.
    Examples:
    ◼Achene

    ◼Samara

    ◼Caryopsis

    ◼Nut
    Achene
    ◼Seed coat not
    fused with ovary
    wall.
    Achene: Sunflower Seed
    Samara
    ◼Ovary wall forms a
    winglike structure.
    ◼Dry; frequently used for
    seed dispersal by wind.
    Samara: maple
    Caryopsis (grain)
    ◼Seed coat fused
    with ovary wall.
    Caryopsis(grain): corn
    Nut
    ◼Ovary wall is
    tough and
    woody.
    Nut: acorn
    Dehiscent fruits
    ◼Fruits which open
    at maturity to shed
    their seeds.
    Examples:
    ◼Follicle

    ◼Legume

    ◼Capsule
    Follicle
    ◼Fruitsplits open
    along ONE
    seam.
    Follicle: milkweed
    Legume
    ◼Fruit splits open
    along TWO
    seams.
    Legume: bean
    Capsule
    ◼Fruit opens by
    various means,
    usually along more
    than two seams.
    Capsule: lily
    Fleshy Fruits
    ◼Fruitis generally
    moist and often
    edible.
    Examples:
    ◼ Drupe

    ◼ Berry

    ◼ False
    Berry
    ◼ Hesperidium

    ◼ Pome
    Drupe
    ◼ Fruit is fleshy all the way out to the
    covering.
    ◼ Woody interior covering. The seed
    is covered by a very hard cover.
    Sometimes these are called stone
    fruits.
    Drupe: plum, peach, almond, cherry
    Berry
    ◼ Fruit is fleshy all the way out to
    the covering, which is usually
    thin.
    ◼ Interior seeds are NOT covered
    by a hard coat.
    Berry: grape, tomato,
    pomegranate
    Banana flower
    Pepo
    ◼Looks like a berry, but often
    has a harder outer coat.
    Seeds are clustered in the
    middle rather than
    throughout the fruit.
    Pepo: cucumber, squash, pumpkin,
    cantaloupe
    Hesperidium (not on your key)

    ◼Outer soft rind which is


    white on the inside.
    ◼Citrus Fruits belong here.
    Hesperidium: orange, lemon,
    grapefruit
    Pome
    ◼ Fruit is fleshy out to the
    covering.
    ◼ A few seeds are inside a core
    which is not eaten because it has
    a leathery interior coating.
    Pome: pear, apple
    Aggregate Fruits
    ◼ Fruitcomposed of mature ovaries
    from separate pistils of one flower
    ◼ Example: raspberry, strawberry
    Strawberry
    (Aggregate fruit)
    Multiple Fruits
    ◼ Fruitcomposed of mature ovaries
    from several flowers.
    ◼ Example: pineapple

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