NEET 2009 Biology question

A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescence is called:

(1)Sorosis
(2)SyconusCorrect
(3)Caryopsis
(4)Hesperidium

Answer: (2)

Solution

In a hypanthodium inflorescence (e.g. fig, *Ficus*) the receptacle forms a hollow, pear-shaped cavity bearing the flowers inside; after fertilisation the whole structure becomes a multiple

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