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Ricinus communis has which of the following fruit?
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The correct option is D Capsule
Ricinus communis has capsule fruit. It can vary greatly in its growth habit and appearance. It is a fast-growing, suckering perennial shrub. The fruit is a spiny, greenish capsule containing large, oval, shiny, bean-like, highly poisonous seeds with variable brownish mottling. Castor seeds have a warty appendage called as the caruncle, which is a type of elaiosome. The caruncle promotes the dispersal of the seed by ants. Thus, the correct answer is option D.
Ricinus communis has capsule fruit. It can vary greatly in its growth habit and appearance. It is a fast-growing, suckering perennial shrub. The fruit is a spiny, greenish capsule containing large, oval, shiny, bean-like, highly poisonous seeds with variable brownish mottling. Castor seeds have a warty appendage called as the caruncle, which is a type of elaiosome. The caruncle promotes the dispersal of the seed by ants.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.
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