NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
What is the difference between mango and coconut as a drupe?
Options
- AMango is one seeded while coconut is not
- BCoconut is well differentiated while mango is not
- CMango has a stony endocarp while coconut does not
- DCoconut has an edible mesocarp while mango does not
Correct answer
C. Mango has a stony endocarp while coconut does not
Step-by-step solution
In mango and coconut, the fruit is known as a drupe (Figure 5.13). They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded. In mango the pericarp is well differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp . In coconut which is also a drupe, the mesocarp is fibrous.