BOTANY

BOTANY

PLANT MORPHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A drupe develops in
A
wheat
B
pea
C
tomato
D
mango
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Drupe is a type of simple fruit in which the pericarp or fruit wall is differentiated into thin epicarp (skin) fleshy mesocarp and stony endocarp. Hence.it is also called as stone fruit, e.g., Mango.

Detailed explanation-2: -Botanically, mango is a drupe, consisting of an outer skin, a fleshy edible portion, and a central stone enclosing a single seed – also called stone fruit, like a plum, cherry, or peach.

Detailed explanation-3: -Drupe is a type of fruit wherein, the pericarp or fruit wall is differentiated into thin epicarp(skin), fleshy mesocarp and stony endocarp. Hence, it is also called as stone fruit, e.g., mango, coconut, peach, almond, trapa etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -A drupe is a type of fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a shell (what we sometimes call a pit) with a seed inside. Some examples of drupes are peaches, plums, and cherries-but walnuts, almonds, and pecans are also drupes.

Detailed explanation-5: -A drupe is a fruit with a hard stony covering enclosing the seed (like a peach or olive) and comes from the word drupa meaning overripe olive. A coconut, and all drupes, have three layers: the exocarp (outer layer), the mesocarp (fleshy middle layer), and the endocarp (hard, woody layer that surrounds the seed).

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