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Fruit Terminology (Part 1)
... surface. In dehiscent dry fruits that split open, carpels are represented by the seed-bearing sections. Carpels are difficult to distinguish in dry, indehiscent fruits (e.g. nuts) and fleshy fruits (e.g. berries). Carpels are the innermost parts of a complete flower and they are united to form the gynoecium (pistil). B. Dehiscent Dry Fruits ...
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Fruit Terminology (Part 2)
... Terminology 3 Fruit Terminology 4 Major Fruit Types C. Indehiscent Dry Fruits (Do Not Split Open At Maturity) 1. Achene: Small, one- ... from the outer pericarp, and insist on referring to these dry fruits as "drupaceous nuts" rather than true nuts. According to "The ... . The tryma is also defined as a drupe with a dehiscent husk, which fits the genus Carya perfectly. Pecan (Carya illinoensis): The ...
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Fruit Terminology (Part 3)
... Fruit Terminology 1 Fruit Terminology 2 Fruit Terminology 4 Major Fruit Types C. Indehiscent Dry Fruits (Do Not Split Open At Maturity) 6. Schizocarp: Seed-bearing carpels split apart, ... casual observers, utricles are the characteristic fruit of the duckweed family (Lemnaceae). The dehiscent one-seeded fruits of Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) are often called circumscissle utricles because the top half ...
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Fruit Terminology (Part 4)
... Major Fruit Types D. Fleshy Fruits (Pericarp Is Fleshy At Maturity) Note: In most fleshy fruits, the carpels are fused together and are not distinct as in dehiscent dry fruits. A notable exception is the ... some seeds in the fleshy interior. Some species in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) produce a dehiscent capsule rather than a pepo. This wild cucumber fruit (Marah macrocarpus) splits open at one ...
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Fruit Identification Outline
... classification of some of these fruits. For example, the California Macadamia Society considers the macadamia nut to be a follicle. See section B-1 below under dry, dehiscent fruits.] Note: A number of so ... Loments Attached To Socks See The Slender Loments Of Crown Vetch b. Silique: A slender, dry, dehiscent fruit that superficially resemble a legume, except the mustard silique is composed of two ...
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Nut Photos
... pecans and walnuts contains tissue from the outer pericarp, and insist on referring to these dry fruits as "drupaceous nuts" rather than true nuts. According to "The Morphology of the Flowers of ... actually hard-shelled seeds produced in dehiscent capsules that split open at maturity. See Brazil Nuts In Their Capsule See The Hawaiian Sandalwood Tree See Fruits Of The Soapberry Family Return To ...
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Copaifera: Costa Rican Drift Pod
... is flattened with raised veins resembling a thick, brown leaf. The dehiscent pods average about 2.5 to 4 inches (6-10 cm) ... , such as Carapa guianensis, Pachira aquatica and Mora oleifera, the fruits are dispersed by ocean currents. According to Janzen (Costa Rican Natural ... dry lake bed. New World Amber: Nature's Transparent Tomb So it appears that we finally have a name for the curious drift fruits ...
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