Three ways to classify fruits

Table 29.2 Three Ways To Classify Fruits How did the fruit originate? Simple fruit One flower, single or fused carpels Aggregate fruit One flower, several unfused carpels; becomes cluster of several fruits Multiple fruit Individually pollinated flowers grow and fuse What is the fruit’s tissue composition? True fruit Only ovarian wall and its contents Accessory fruit Ovary and other floral parts, such as receptacle Is the fruit dry or fleshy? Dry Dehiscent Dry fruit wall splits on seam to release seeds Indehiscent Seeds dispersed inside intact, dry fruit wall Fleshy Drupe Fleshy fruit around hard pit surrounding seed Berry Fleshy fruit, often many seeds, no pit Pepo: Hard rind on ovary wall Hesperidium: Leathery rind on ovary wall Pome Fleshy accessory tissues, seeds in core tissue