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Which of the following is / are correct ? I in dry fruits the pericarp is dry and is not differentiated into epicarp mesocarp and endocarp II in succulent fruits the pericarp is fleshy and is differentiated into epicarp mesocarp and endocarp III capsular fruits are those simple dry multi seeded after ripening and seeds are exposed IV achenial fruits are multiseeded dehiscent in which pericarp ruptures and seeds remain inside Choose the correct option

Assertion : The mesocarp of drupe is edible in all cases Reason : Coconut is a fibrous drupe.

Which plant has hard, stony endocarp and fleshy edible mesocarp?

Mango and coconut are drupe fruits. They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded. It is differentiated inot outer thin epicarp, middle fleshy mesocarp and inner stony endocarp . The edible part of coconut (Cocos nucifera) is endosperm . The milk of tender coconut represents the oily endosperm in liquid form. Later it gets deposited along the walls of endocrap and forms edible flesh.

The fleshy fruits with hard and stony endocarp are called

The fleshy fruits with hard and stony endocarp are called

A fruit that has fleshy mesocarp and stony endocarp is

Simple tissue present in mesocarp, endocarp of Cocos drupe is