Composite fruit develops from

Options

A. single ovary
B. inflorescence
C. apocaropous ovary
D. pericarp

Answer

B

Explanation

Composite fruits are multiple fruits which are developed from the complete inflorescence and are also called as infructescence. They are of two types sorosis and syconus. Spike , spadix and catkin type of inflorescence give rise to this type of fruit eg Ananas, Artocarpus. Syconus develops froms hypanthodium inflorescence eg Ficus.