Describe with examples, the various dry fruits you studied.

Explanation

The fruits which become dry at maturity are called Dry fruits. They are of 3 types.
1) Dry dehiscent fruits : ..The fruits which breaks and liberate the seeds...
Ex : (a) In legumes the fruit dehisces dorsiventrally into two halves and liberate the seeds.
(b) In Cotton, Datura - The capsula dehisce in different ways to liberate the seeds.
2) Dry Indehiscent fruits : The fruits do not break and liberate the seeds only after the disintegration of pericarp.
Ex : (a) In Rice, The fruit is caryopsis. In this the pericarp and seed coat fuse together.
(b) In Cashew, the fruit is nut, which develops from multicarpellary, Syncarpous ovary. The pericarp is story.
(c) In Tridax, The fruit is cypsela, Identified by the presence of persistent pappus like calyx.
3) Schizocarpic fruits : ..The fruit at maturity split into one - seeded bits called mericarps...
Ex : Acacia, Castor.