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More berries
mel turner schreef
I'd hesitated at first because I'd vaguely remembered reading somewhere that avocados actually varied as to whether there was an appreciable development of a hard endocarp [possibly the same differences pointed to above?], and thus would vary as to whether the fruit would be classified as a drupe or as a 1-seeded berry. I then checked briefly, and initially didn't find anyone calling the fruit a berry, but did find several calling it a drupe: http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/Wilson/pp/f97/fruits.htm or http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/Wilso...u98/fruits.htm + + + This is not very convincing, as these don't meet what you yourself said about berries and drupes. This actually goes a long way in supporting Cereoid! + + + http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/Wilso...g/laupage1.htm The typical fruit type for the family - a drupe - + + + This is a remarkable statement. In his Flowering plants of the world, Heywood states that the fruit in Lauraceae is a berry or drupaceous Also note: http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/an...w/lauracea.htm + + + http://flora.huh.harvard.edu:8080/fl...taxon_id=10479 + + + dead + + + http://pas.byu.edu/AgHrt100/avocado.htm "The fruit is a drupe, having a stony endocarp." + + + ? ? ? This is a remarkable statement, maybe unique? + + + http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~meicenrd/...logy/dln11.htm + + + This site has interesting view of taxonomy: " Artificial Group Floriferae Polypetalae Subclass Rosidae " + + + http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/bot...y/Persea/index ..html "This berry is truly unusual, not only because it is oily, not sweet, but also because it never softens while still on the tree, where it remains hard and continues to grow. + + + What I think noteworthy is that the Lauraceae expert at the Missouri Bot Garden is avoiding the use of terms like "berry" and "drupe" when describing new species. PvR |
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