Is Custard Apple an example of etaerio of berries?

Question

Is Custard Apple an example of etaerio of berries?

Answer 1

The fruits of Custurd Apple, Annona squamosa are large fleshy berries with scales or projections on the outer surface. They are not multiple fruits because they develop from a single flower bearing many pistils (carpels). Such a fruit is called aggregate berry.

Here an image showing a sliced fruit to demontrate:

http://www.tropilab.com/sugarapple.html

Answer 2

Yes. In the simplest site:

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Answer 3

You are absolutely right it IS an  Etaerio of berries .

Dictionary = Bot.  an aggregate cluster of fruit derived from a single flower.

In Custard apple ( Annona squamosa , Family Annonaceae )

The Gynoecium is Polycarpellary  Apocarpous ( i.e. There are many and independent carpels ) So there are as many ovaries as there are carpels ( Between 40 to 60 ).

Each ovary develops in to a fruit.

So there are as many fruits as there are ovaries . BUT THE FLOWER IS ONLY ONE .

Such fruit is known as an Aggregate fruit .

Etaerio is Latin expression of the same .

Annonaceae Family has that as its basic character.

Edit == It is again absolutely correct when one says " They are not Multiple fruits "  They are  NOT multiple fruits.

A Multiple or Composite  fruit is the one that develops from an entire INFLORESCENCE  ( Collection of flowers )

Pineapple is an excellent example of Composite or Multiple fruit . Annona squamosa fruit develops from a SINGLE flower.

Etaerio = Aggregate = Etaerio .

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In the photo above one can see an elongated Thalamus at the center and a number of 'fruits' around it , all edible parts .Three seeds are seen .

http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/annona...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit#Aggre...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit#Multi...

Answer 4

no