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occurrence in Rosales
- In Rosales: Characteristic morphological features
Many have dry fruits (follicles) that split open at maturity to release the seeds for dispersal; follicles come from one simple carpel. Some dry fruits in the family do not open at maturity, examples being the achenes of some members of the rose subfamily. Fleshy fruits are…
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types of fruit
- In fruit: Types of fruits
oranges, and strawberries; and dry fruits, in which the entire pericarp becomes dry at maturity. Fleshy fruits include (1) the berries, such as tomatoes, blueberries, and cherries, in which the entire pericarp and the accessory parts are succulent tissue, (2) aggregate fruits, such as blackberries and strawberries, which form…
Read More - In angiosperm: Fruits
…regions may be fleshy or dry (sclerified) or any combination of the two, but they are classified as either one or the other.
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