Edible part of some common fruits and their types
April 7, 2018
| S.N | Scientific name | Common name | Edible part | Fruit type |
| 1. | Pisum sativum | Garden pea | Seeds | Legume |
| 2. | Abelmoschus esculentus | Lady’s finger | Entire fruit | Capsule |
| 3. | Anacardium occidentale | Cashew nut | Cotyledons and fleshy thalamus | Nut |
| 4. | Litchi | Litchi | Aril | Nut |
| 5. | Trapa | Water chestnut | Seeds | Nut |
| 6. | Arachis hypogea | Ground nut | Seeds | Lomentum |
| 7. | Mangifera indica | Mango | Fleshy mesocarp | Drupe |
| 8. | Cocus nucifera | Coconut | Endosperm | Drupe |
| 9. | Prunus amygdalaus | Almond | Seeds | Drupe |
| 10. | Juglans regia | Walnut | Cotyledons | Drupe |
| 11. | Pyrus malus | Apple | Fleshy thalamus | Pome |
| 12. | Pyrus communis | Pear | Fleshy thalamus | Pome |
| 13. | Lycopersicum esculentum | Tomato | Pericarp and placentae | Berry |
| 14. | Vitis vinifera | Grape | Pericarp and placentae | Berry |
| 15. | Phoenix sp. | Date palm | Pericarp | Berry |
| 16. | Musa paradisiaca | Banana | Mesocarp and endocarp | Berry |
| 17. | Psidium guajava | Guava | Pericarp, placenta and thalamus | Berry |
| 18. | Areca catechu | Betel nut | Seeds | Berry |
| 19. | Lagenaria siceraria | Bottle gourd | Mesocarp, endocarp and young seeds | Pepo |
| 20. | Cucumis sativus | Cucumber | Mesocarp and endocarp | Pepo |
| 21. | Citrullus lunatus | Watermelon | Mesocarp and endocarp | Pepo |
| 22. | Citrus sp. | Orange | Juicy placental hairs | Hesperidium |
| 23. | Punica granatum | Pomegranate | Juicy testa | Balausta |
| 24. | Aegle marmelos | Wood apple | Inner fleshy layer of pericarp and placentae | Amphisarca |
| 25. | Fragaria vesca | Strawberry | Fleshy thalamus and seeds | Etaerio of achenes |
| 26. | Annona squamosa | Custard apple | Mesocarp | Etaerio of berries |
| 27. | Rubus idaeus | Raspberry | Thalamus | Etaerio of drupe |
| 28. | Morus alba | Mulberry | Perianth | Sorosis |
| 29. | Ananas comosus | Pine apple | Fleshy axis, fused perianth and pericarp | Sorosis |
| 30. | Artocarpus heterophyllus | Jack fruit | Fleshy axis, bracts, perianth and seeds | Sorosis |
| 31. | Ficus carica | Fig | Fleshy thalamus | Syconus |
Image source: pfaf
References:
i) https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/horticulture/Ediple%20Plant%20Parts.pdf
ii) https://byjus.com/questions/what-are-edible-parts-of-plants-give-few-examples/
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