Fruit Types Flashcards
(23 cards)
Fruit types are based off of
Carpel or ovary number/arrangement
Simple fruit type
Arise from one single ovary and can be individual carpel or multiple fused
Aggregate Fruits
Ranunculaceae
Formed from single flower with multiple carpels not fused ex. Raspberries
Multiple Fruits
Formed from an inflorescence of flowers ex. Pineapple
Accessory Fruits
Formed not only from ovary tissue but from floral tissue as well. Hypanthium
Ex. Strawberry, Apples
Dehiscent
Opens at maturity
Indehiscent
Closed at maturity
Follicle
Single locule, many seeds, one line of dehiscence
Magnolia
Legumes
Single locule, two lines of dehiscence
Peanuts
Siliques
Two locule, separate at maturity with a partition between them
Radish
Capsules
Multiple locules, multiple methods of dehiscence
Poppy pod
Achene
One seeded fruit, seed attached at just on point within fruit, fruit wall separate form seed
Sunflower seeds, strawberries
Carp
Fruit or Wrist
Pericarp
The part around the fruit, the covering, the ripened ovary
Endocarp
An inner layer, close to seeds, often part covering seed like on a peach
Mesocarp
The middle layer the fleshy fruit part
Exocarp
An outer layer, often forming skin
Berry
Have seeds, edible ovary wall, arise from superior ovary
Grapes, tomatoes,
Pepo
Kind of berry with a thickened exocarp
Pumpkin
Hesperidium
Another modified berry with leathery exocarp
Oranges, lemons
Drupe
Similar to berry but endocarp is hardened
Peach, raspberry
Pome
Inferior ovary, fleshy portion and floral parts like the receptacle
Apple, pear
False berry
The ovary is usually inferior, unlike true berries
Avocado, banana, blueberries.
