The fruit of Annona squamosa (Custard apple) is

Etaerio of berries

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Etaerio of drupes

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Hypanthodium

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Etaerio of achenes

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Solution

The correct option is A Etaerio of berries
Custard apple shows the presence of a polycarpellary apocarpous gynaecium developing to form of a aggregated fleshy fruit known as etaerio of berries as each fruitlet is a berry.
Etaerio of drupes is present in raspberry.
Hypanthodium is a typw of inflorescence present in fig.
Etaerio of achenes is present in strawberry.
So, the correct answer is 'Etaerio of berries'.

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	I	II
(a)	Aggregate fruitlets of berries appearing as a single fruit	(i) Rubus
(b)	Achenes of inner margin of receptacle	(ii) Artabotrys
(c)	Etaerio of drupes	(iii) Ficus
(d)	Etaerio of follicles	(iv) Magnolia
		(v) Annona

List-I	List-II
(A) Aggregate fruitlets of berries appearing as a single fruit	(I)Rubus
(B) Achenes on the inner margins of receptacle	(II)Artabotrys
(C) Etaerio of drupes	(III)Ficus
(D) Etierio of follicles	(IV)Magnolia
	(V)Annona

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