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11-11-2003, 09:23 PM

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In his Flowering plants of the world, Heywood states that the fruit in
Lauraceae is a berry or drupaceous

mel turner schreef
And I've seen and cited similar statements. Of course they mean by
this that the fruit is a drupe in some species [= with stony endocarp
present] and a 1-seeded berry in others [i.e., endocarp not stony].

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It is always dangerous to assume too much. If Heywood intended "berry or
drupe" he would have said so. What exactly he means is a little uncertain,
but it is clear he perceives a problem
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How so? I don't see how "berry or drupaceous" could mean anything
different from "a berry or a drupe". I'm pretty sure fruits that
are "drupaceous" are just drupes. AFAICS, it's simply the
adjectival form.

Or are there any fruits other than drupes that are "drupaceous"?

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