Fruit Anatomy

Inner part of the pericarp that surrounds the seed

• Endocarp

• Mesocarp

• Exocarp

• Pit

Fruit develops from a single ovary with a single pistil

• Simple

• Aggregate

• Multiple

• Fleshy

Hard, single seeded fruit

• Nut

• Berry

• Pepo

• Drupe

Fruit develops from a flower with multiple pistils

• Simple

• Multiple

• Aggregate

• Fleshy

Fruit develops without fertilization

• Parthenocarpy

• Indehiscent

• Dehiscent

• Dissemimated

Fruit with a fleshy exterior, single, hard stony pit in the middle

• Hesperidium

• Pepo

• Drupe

• Pome

Fruits that split open at maturity (pod fruits, like soybeans)

• Indehiscent

• Dehiscent

• Disseminated

• Parthenocarpy

Fruit that develops from flowers that fuse together

• Simple

• Aggregate

• Multiple

• Fleshy

Fruit that has a fleshy exterior with papery carpels around the seeds.

• Pepo

• Hesperidium

• Drupe

• Pome

The outer skin or wall of the fruit

• Exocarp

• Mesocarp

• Endocarp

• Pit