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Indehiscent fruit do not open at maturity in a pre-defined way, but rely on predation or decomposition to release the seeds. Pumpkin seeds are not released until the fruit is eaten or decays Peanut seeds are contained in indehiscent legume fruit
A nut is a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible. In general usage and in a culinary sense, many dry seeds are called nuts, but in a botanical context, "nut" implies that the shell does not open to release the seed (indehiscent).
A few capsules are indehiscent, for example those of Adansonia digitata, Alphitonia, and Merciera. Capsules are often classified into four types, depending on the type and location of dehiscence (see Simpson Fig 9.41 [ 2 ] and Hickey & King [ 3 ] ).
One example of a dehiscent fruit is the silique. This fruit develops from a gynoecium composed of two fused carpels, [3] which, upon fertilization, grow to become a silique that contains the developing seeds. After seed maturation, dehiscence takes place, and valves detach from the central septum, thus freeing the seeds.
For example, the mesocarp makes up most of the edible part of a peach, and a considerable part of a tomato. "Mesocarp" may also refer to any fruit that is fleshy throughout. In a hesperidium , the mesocarp is the inner part of the peel and is commonly removed before eating, as is found in citrus fruit . [ 8 ]
An assortment of different caryopses. Wheat spikelet with the three anthers sticking out. Caryopsis cross-section. In botany, a caryopsis (pl. caryopses) is a type of simple fruit—one that is monocarpellate (formed from a single carpel) and indehiscent (not opening at maturity) [1] and resembles an achene, except that in a caryopsis the pericarp is fused with the thin seed coat.
Drupes do not split open to release the seed, i.e., they are indehiscent. [1] These fruits usually develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries [1] (polypyrenous drupes are exceptions). The definitive characteristic of a drupe is that the hard, woody stone is derived from the ovary wall of the flower.
The indehiscent (remaining closed) schizocarps of the parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), like that of the carrot, will split into two parts. The indehiscent schizocarp of musk mallow (Malva moschata) will later split into segments called mericarps. A schizocarp / ˈ s k ɪ z ə k ɑːr p / is a dry fruit that, when mature, splits up into mericarps.