In which of the following fruits, the edible part is the aril?
In which of the following fruits, the edible part is the aril?
litchi
custard apple
pomegranate
orange
Solution
Litchi is a nut type simple fruit. When a single fruit develops from a single ovary of a single flower, it is called a simple fruit. An aril which is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed is the edible part of litchi. In custard apple, the berries become very fleshy and being crowded together on a thick thalamus form a complex single fruit. the mesocarp, i.e. the fleshy part is the edible part of custard apple. Pomegranate is a balausta which is a berry with an outer hard rind formed of epicarp and a part of mesocarp. Succulent testa is the edible part of pomegranate. A citrus fruit is berry called a hesperidium that has a thick, leathery rind, with numerous oil glands (juicy placental hair), and a large flesh portion composed of several wedge-shaped sections.