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Fruits

Types

Anatomy

  • Pericarp ("around fruit" or "husk")
    • During development, the ripened ovary wall develops into the wall of the fruit.
    • Divisions
      • Exocarp / Epicarp ("outer fruit" or skin)
      • Mesocarp ("middle fruit" or flesh)
      • Endocarp ("inner fruit" or seed coat)
  • Seed
    • Seed Coat / Husk
    • Embryo
    • Endosperm
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