Dry indehiscent single – seeded fruit formed from bicarpellary syncarpous inferior ovary is

Options

(a) Berry
(b) Cremocarp
(c) Caryopsis
(d) Cypsela

Correct Answer:

Cypsela

Explanation:

Cypsela is a dry, one chambered, one seed fruit developing from an inferior, bicarpellary ovary, e.g., sunflower, marigold, cosmos, etc. Caryopsis or grain is a small, dry one seeded fruit developing from superior, monocarpellary ovary. Pericarp fused with the seed coat, e.g., rice, wheat, maize, etc. Cremocarp is a bilocular, two seeded fruit developing from an inferior bicarpellary ovary. It is characteristic fruit of umbelliferae, e.g., Coriander, Cuminum, etc, Berry or bacca develops from mono or multic