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| Multiple or Composite Fruits |
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| If the entire inflorescence develops into a fruit, it is known as a multiple or composite fruit. There are two common types of multiple fruits. |
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| Syconus |
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| It develops from the hypanthodium inflorescence. After fertilisation the hollow receptacle becomes fleshy. e.g., Ficus |
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| Sorosis |
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| It develops from spike or spadix, or catkin. |
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| In pineapple (Ananas) the fruit develops from a spike, where the axis, the bract and the perianth became fleshy and juicy. In jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), fruit develop from spadix inflorescence which bears sesile flowers. The female flowers have styles which are spines on the surface. The perianth, fleshy peduncle are edible and enclose a bladder like fruit with a single large seed. |
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| fig. 27.73:Examples of multiple fruits |
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