Types of Fruit

There are several different kinds of fruits. Simple fruits are fruits that result from the ripening of an ovary (either a single or a compound ovary) in a flower that has only one pistil. Some examples of simple fruits are strawberries and wheat.

Aggregate fruit is fruit that comes from a single flower. In other words, each pistil of the plant will form its own fruit.

There are four types of aggregate fruit...these are etaerios of achenes, drupelets, berries, and follicles. Some examples of aggregate fruits are blackberries and raspberries.

A multiple fruit is fruit that is formed from a larger cluster of flowers. Each flower might produce its own fruit, but these join together in one mass as they mature. Some examples of multiple fruits are pineapples and figs.

Some modern fruits are “seedless”. These fruits are very important in modern commerce because a lot of people would rather eat seedless fruit than regular seeded fruit. Seedless fruit may occur naturally in nature, or it may be the result of different fertilization methods. There are many types of fruits that are used as human food, though not all fruits are edible.

Be sure to get the health benefits of plenty of fruit consumption, by have lots of fruit around the house or office, perhaps in fruit bowls or hanging fruit baskets! More information on fruits can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit.