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trait details of "Fruit type"

group of trait Seed traits
description The fruit is defined here only as the fruit at the time of seed ripening. Remaining parts of the flower are treated as "additional structures" and are identified with the germinules. Fruits are categorized according to characteristics of seed maturation, pericarp or arrangement of the pericarp.
trait attribute attribute type
Fruit type range of values
  This overview displays all details for a trait including defined attributes (additional information concerning a trait) and possible states.
 
possible attribute values "Fruit type"
label name description
Ba follicle dehiscent; a single carpel splitting down one side
Be berry Indehiscent, with fleshy pericarp and woody testa
BrF lomentum Special kind of dry dehiscent fruits which break up into sections containing a single seed instead of splitting open.
f missing Fruits are not developed as ovule are not enclosed in carpels, but are open (i.e. ferns, gymnosperms).
legume Dehiscent, single carpel splitting down two sides
Ka capsule Dehiscent, fruit with multiple carpels; may open in variuos ways splitting down two sides
Nu nut Inhedhiscent, with dry pericarp
Po pome Fleshy indehiscent; fruit (apple like) with a thin skin, not formed from the ovary but from another part of the plant (receptacle).
SaBa aggregate follicles Made up of many follicles but formed from a single flower.
SaBe aggregate berries Made up of many berries but formed from a single flower.
SaNu aggregate nutlets Made up of many nutlets but formed from a single flower.
SaStF aggregate drupelets Made up of many drupes but formed from a single flower, each drupe containing one seed.
Sch siliqua Dehiscent with two carpels splitting away from a central column
SpF schizocarp Dry fruit that splits up into separate fruitlets due to true septae across the carpel margins.
StF drupe Indehiscent, with fleshy epicarp and mesocarp, woody endocarp; testa not woody
v vegetative Reproduction neither by seeds or fruits but other plant organs