Q5 / 180 · AIIMS 2007 · Botany
Composite fruit develops from
- Asingle ovary
- Correct answerBinflorescence
- Capocaropous ovary
- Dpericarp.
Solution
Composite fruits are multiple fruits which are developed from the complete inflorescence and are also called as infructescence. They are of two types sorosis and syconus. Spike, spadix and catkin type of inflorescence gives rise to this type of fruit eg Ananas, Artocarpus. Syconus develops from a hypanthodium inflorescence eg Ficus.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.