Question

The fruit present in Ricinus communis is known as

• A. Drupe
• B. Regma
• C. Capsule
• D. Elongated fleshy berry

Answer 1

The correct option is B Regma

• The type of fruit present in Ricinus communis (castor plant) is known as regma.
• Such fruits develop from tricarpellary, syncarpous, superior and trilocular ovary.
• The type of placentation seen in these fruits is axile. The wall of such fruit bears tubercles (spines).
• On maturity, the fruit breaks into lobules (by explosion mechanism) and get separated.
• These separated lobules are known as cocci which are attached to a column called carpophore.
  Therefore, the correct option is B.