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Pollination syndrome
suite of floral traits associated with attracting different pollinators
Functions of Fruit
protection, dispersal and nutrition to seeds
Simple fruit
develops from a single carpel (or 2+fused) of one flower
EX: tomato
Aggregate fruit
derived from 1 flower that has separate carpels; each carpel develops into fruitlet
EX: blackberry
Multiple fruit
derived from multiple flowers in an inflorescence
EX: pineapple
Parthenocarpic
A fruit without seed
Pericarp
tissue of fruits derived from ovary wall; made of exo, endo and mesocarps
exocarp, mesocarp, endocarp
3 layers of pericarp
Exo=outer
Meso=middle
Endo=inner
Drupe
a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the 1 seed
EX: cherry, almond, olive
Berry
1+ seeds, fleshy pericarp; has specialties of pepo, hesperidium, pome
Pome
(specialized berry) fruit from receptacle of inferior ovary
EX: apples, pears
Hesperidium
(specialized berry) having a thick leathery rind
EX: citrus
Pepo
(specialized berry) thick, inseparable exocarp
EX: squash, cucumber
Dehiscent Dry Fruits
split at maturity
Follicle
(Dehiscent Dry Fruit) splits along 1 side, 1 carpel
EX: magnolia
Legume
(Dehiscent Dry Fruit) splits along 2 sides, 1 carpel
EX: peas
Silique
(Dehiscent Dry Fruit) splits along 2 sides with central partition, 2 carpels
EX: broccoli
Capsule
(Dehiscent Dry Fruit) from compound carpel, split in varied ways
EX: iris, cotton
Indehiscent Fruits
don't split at maturity
Achene
(Indehiscent Fruit) single seeded fruit from superior ovary
EX: sunflower
Cypsela
(Indehiscent Fruit) single seeded from inferior ovary
EX: dandelion
Nut
(Indehiscent Fruit) pericarp hard throughout
EX: acorn
Grain
(Indehiscent Fruit) pericarp inseparable from seed
EX: corn
Samara
(Indehiscent Fruit) pericarp creates wings
EX: maple
Schizocarp
(Indehiscent Fruit) twin fruits
EX: dill
Dry Aggregate fruits
1 flower, many pistils
EX: strawberry
Dry multiple fruits
multiple flowers fuse to form one fruit
EX: sweetgum