In which of following fruits, edible part is aril ?

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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants

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In which of the following fruits, the edible part is the aril ?

Litchi

Custard apple

Pomegranate

Orange

(AIPMT-2006)

Solution

(a) : In litchi, aril forms the edible part in fruit. It is a collar like out growth from the base of the ovule forming a kind of third integument. Aril is also found in Asphodelus, Trianthema and Ulmus.

Litchi is a nut. In litchi, the epicarp and mesocarp (layers of pericarp) together become leathery and the endocarp is membranous.

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In which of the following fruits, the edible part is the aril ?

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