Biology:Schizocarp
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A schizocarp /ˈskɪzəkɑːrp/ is a dry fruit that, when mature, splits up into mericarps.
There are different definitions:
- Under this definition the mericarps can contain one or more seeds (the mericarps of Abutilon have two or more seeds[3]) and each mericarp can be either:
- Indehiscent (remaining closed), such as in the carrot and other Umbelliferae or in members of the genus Malva, or
- Dehiscent (splitting open to release the seed), for example members of the genus Geranium. This is similar to what happens with a capsule, but with an extra stage. (In Abutilon, the mericarp is sometimes only partially dehiscent and does not release the seed.)
- Any fruit that separates into indehiscent one-seeded segments,[4] such as a loment, Malva, Malvastrum, and Sida.
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Schizocarps of Heracleum sphondylium in early development -
Schizocarps of Heracleum sphondylium in mid to late development
References
- ↑ "Plants". The Ultimate Visual Dictionary. New Delhi: DK Pub.. 2012. p. 150-151. ISBN 978-0-1434-1954-9.
- ↑ "Merriam-Webster Dictionary". https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schizocarp.
- ↑ "Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences". http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/gilaflora/abutilon_parvulum.html.
- ↑ Bell, A.D. (1997). Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press.
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