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Fruits classification

A. Temperate Fruits

a. Tree fruits

I. Fruits born on trees

A. Pomes:

  • Fleshy fruits in which inner portion of the pericarp forms dry paper like core
  • Example: apple and pear

 

B. Drupes/Stone

  • Simply fleshy fruits having a stony endocarp
  • Example: Peach, Plum, Apricot etc

 

C. Nuts

  • Fruits borne on trees and are characterized by a hard shell
  • Example: Walnut, Macadamia nut etc

 

II. Small fruits

  • Fruits borne on small or low growing plants such as vines and shrubs
  • Example: Grapes and Strawberry

 

  1. Tropical and sub-tropical fruits

a. Herbaceous perennials

  • Fruit borne on perennial herbaceous plants on tropical and subtropical regions
  • Example: Banana, Pineapple, Papaya

 

b. Tree fruits

  • Fruits borne on trees of tropical and subtropical regions
  • Example: Orange, Mango, Litchi, Guava etc

 

c. Nuts

  • All tropical and subtropical nuts
  • Example: Cashew nut