Question

Fruit developing from spikate inflorescence is

• A. Syconium/syconus
• B. Etaerio/aggregate
• C. Sorosis
• D. Pome

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Sorosis

The fruits developing from an inflorescence are composite fruits. They are of two types i.e. synconus or sorosis.

sorosis develops from catkin, spike or spadix type of inflorescence.

Synconus develops from hypanthodium inflorescence.

Etaerio or aggregate fruits donot develop from an inflorescence. Fruitlets cluster together instead of forming a single fruit.

Pome is a simple fruit that develops from a single flower.

So, the correct answer is 'Sorosis'.