Fruit Types

I. Gymnosperms

(Naked Seed - Seed Does Not Develop Within a Carpel)

A. Cone - Composed of woody, leathery or fleshy scaes, each with one or more seeds; scales generally arranged along a central axis.
Example: Pine
B. Aril - Single seed partially or whooly surrounded by a fleshy covering.
Example: Yew

II. Angiosperms

(Seeds develop within a Carpel)

A. Dry Fruits (Dry pericarp - carpel walls)
B. Fleshy Fruits (Fleshy Pericarp - Carpel Walls)

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