Term Information

Accession
PO:0030109
Name
hesperidium fruit
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
citrus fruit (exact), hesperide (exact, German), hesperidio (exact, Spanish), hesperidium (exact), indehiscent fruit (broad), panzerbeere (broad, German)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A berry fruit (PO:0030108) which develops from a superior gynoecium (PO:0009062) and at maturity comprises a thickened exocarp (PO:0009085), thickened mesocarp (PO:0009087), and endocarp (PO:0009086), and has as parts juice sacs (PO:0006013) on a carpel adaxial epidermis (PO:0025618). Source: POC:Laurel_Cooper, NYBG:Dario_Cavaliere, NYBG:Brandon_Sinn
Comment
A hesperidium fruit (PO:0030109) develops from a superior gynoecium (PO:0009062), and therefore is not surrounded by receptacle (PO:0009064) tissue. Examples: orange, grapefruit, lemon, and lime (Citrus spp.).
Subset
None
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hesperidium fruit [is_a relation] is_a  berry fruit (PO:0030108)

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