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List of plants with indehiscent fruits

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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
    Pumpkin seeds are not released until the fruit is eaten or decays
  • Peanut seeds are contained in indehiscent legume fruit
    Peanut seeds are contained in indehiscent legume fruit
  • Acacia senegal fruits, in contrast, are dehiscent legume fruit
    Acacia senegal fruits, in contrast, are dehiscent legume fruit

Some, but not all, indehiscent fruits are included in specialized morphological categories such as achene, berry, caryopsis, cypsela, drupe, hesperidium, loment, pepo, pome, samara, syconium.[1]

See also: List of plants with dehiscent fruits

References

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  1. ^ Esau, K. (1977), Anatomy of seed plants, New York: John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 978-0-471-24520-9
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