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A drupe develops in
A
Tomato
B
Mango
C
Wheat
D
Pea
Detailed Solution
A drupe is a one-seeded fleshy fruit that develops from a monocarpellary superior ovary and has a hard stony endocarp.
In mango the pericarp is differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp, so the fruit is a drupe. Coconut is also a drupe, with a fibrous mesocarp.
The fruit of tomato is a berry.
The fruit of wheat is a caryopsis and that of pea is a legume (pod).
Hence a drupe develops in mango.
In mango the pericarp is differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp, so the fruit is a drupe. Coconut is also a drupe, with a fibrous mesocarp.
The fruit of tomato is a berry.
The fruit of wheat is a caryopsis and that of pea is a legume (pod).
Hence a drupe develops in mango.
