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Accessory fruit
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An accessory fruit is a fruit that contains tissue derived from plant parts other than the ovary. In other words, the flesh of the fruit develops not from the floral ovary, but from some adjacent tiss
A selection of accessory fruits (from left to right: pear, fig, and strawberry)
A selection of accessory fruits (from left to right: pear, fig, and strawberry)
Apple section, showing seeds plus papery expression of the ovary, surrounded by tissue formed from ripening of the hypanthium.
Apple section, showing seeds plus papery expression of the ovary, surrounded by tissue formed from ripening of the hypanthium.
On this strawberry, the many pips located on the surface have grown into leafy structures rather than seeds in a phenomenon known as phyllody. The pip
On this strawberry, the many pips located on the surface have grown into leafy structures rather than seeds in a phenomenon known as phyllody. The pips of the strawberry are its true fruit.
The cashew 'apple' and its attached drupe, which contains the edible seed.
The cashew 'apple' and its attached drupe, which contains the edible seed.
Hypanthium
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In angiosperms, a hypanthium or floral cup is a structure where basal portions of the calyx, the corolla, and the stamens form a cup-shaped tube. It is sometimes called a floral tube, a term that is a
Accessory fruit
…seeds, such as pomegranate or mamoncillo, are not considered to be accessory fruits. The part of apples and pears that is consumed is, in fact, the hypanthium. The ovary is the papery core that surrounds the apple seeds. As the hypanthium ripens it forms the edible tissues. For roses, the hypanthium is the…
In Spiraea, the hypanthium supports a nectar-producing "disk" which is ring-shaped and may have lobes as it does here. The stamens arise between the p
In Spiraea, the hypanthium supports a nectar-producing "disk" which is ring-shaped and may have lobes as it does here. The stamens arise between the petals and the disk.
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, showing from the upper bend to the tip of the flower: spathe, ovary, hypanthium, tepals, corona
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, showing from the upper bend to the tip of the flower: spathe, ovary, hypanthium, tepals, corona
Punica grantum
Punica grantum
Young Punica granatum Tunisia 2011
Young Punica granatum Tunisia 2011