Term Information

Accession
PO:0030101
Name
loment fruit
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
gliederhülse (exact, German), loment (exact), lomento (exact, Spanish), lomentum (exact), indehiscent fruit (broad)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A legume fruit (PO:0030100) which at maturity separates into indehiscent, one-seeded segments. Source: POC:Laurel_Cooper, NYBG:Dario_Cavaliere, NYBG:Brandon_Sinn
Comment
The pericarp (PO:0009084) of some legume fruit (PO:0030100), such as peanuts, is constricted between each seed, but these constrictions are due to a lack of support of the pericarp (PO:0009084) in the space between the seeds (PO:0009010). Contrastingly, the constrictions in the pericarp of loment fruits (PO:0030101) are sclerified and contain regions where cell death leads to disarticulation of the fruit (PO:0009001). Examples: some members of Fabaceae, including Mimosa and Desmodium spp.
Subset
None
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loment fruit [is_a relation] is_a  legume fruit (PO:0030100)

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