NEET2006BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual
In which of the following fruits, the edible part is the aril?
Options
- Alitchi
- Bcustard apple
- Cpomegranate
- Dorange
Correct answer
A. litchi
Step-by-step solution
Litchi is a nut type simple fruit. When a single fruit develops from a single ovary of a single flower, it is called a simple fruit. An aril which is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed is the edible part of litchi. In custard apple, the berries become very fleshy and being crowded together on a thick thalamus form a complex single fruit. the mesocarp, i.e. the fleshy part is the edible part of custard apple. Pomegranate is a balausta which is a berry with an outer hard rin