Which of the following fruit developed from bicarpellary syncarpous ovary with false septum?

Siliqua

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Achene

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Capsule

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Siliqua
Siliques and Silicles are produced by the mustard family (Brassicaceae). The syncarpous gynoecium has 2 carpels, and the fruits have 2 locules. However, there is a false septum, called as the replum (that forms the division between the locules).

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