(i) Schizocarpic fruit: They are multi seeded and break into small mericarp at maturity.
They are of following types:
- (a) Lomentum: These fruits develop from unicarpellary, superior ovary. Pericarp constricts to divide fruit into single seeded mericarps. Like: Tamarind, Babool etc.
- (b) Cremocarp: These fruits are bilocular and two seeded. They develop from bicarpellary and inferior ovary. The fruit, at maturity splits from bottom towards upward into two single seeded mericarps which are attached through carpophores. Like: Coriander, Cumin etc.
- (c) Carcerulus: This type of fruit develops from bicarpellary, syncarpous superior ovary. Each ovary is divided into a single mericarp. Like: Tulsi, Salvia etc.
- (d) Regma: This fruit develops from multicarpellary ovary and on maturity gets divided into single seeded units called cocci. Like: Castor
(ii) Composite or Multiple fruits: Composite fruits are formed from whole inflorescence. Several parts of inflorescence like bracts, peduncle and tepals etc., get converted into parts of fruits. They are called false fruits.
They are mainly of two types:
- A. Sorosis: These fruits develop from catkin, spadix, spike etc. types of inflorescence. Like in Mulberry, the real fruit is achene but all parts of inflorescence represent the fruits. In jackfruit and pineapple few parts of flower form the rind, whereas other parts become fleshy and juicy to form pulp.
- B. Syeonus: These fruits develop from hypanthodium inflorescence. Peduncle or mother stem of inflorescence forms cup shaped fleshy receptacle which is edible. Several flowers inside receptacle form separate small achenes.
