Term Information

Accession
PO:0030110
Name
pome fruit
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
apfelfrucht (exact, German), kernfrucht (exact, German), kernobst (exact, German), pome (exact), pomo (exact, Spanish), indehiscent fruit (broad)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A berry fruit (PO:0030108) which develops from an inferior gynoecium (PO:0009062) and at maturity comprises a fleshy exocarp (PO:0009085), fleshy mesocarp (PO:0009087), and hardened endocarp (PO:0009086) and has as a part a fleshy hypanthium (PO:0009065) which is indistinct from the exocarp (PO:0009085). Source: POC:Laurel_Cooper, NYBG:Dario_Cavaliere, NYBG:Brandon_Sinn
Comment
A pome fruit (PO:0030110) is a specialized type of berry fruit (PO:0030108) which is encapsuled in persistent, accrescent receptacle (PO:0009064) and/or hypanthium (PO:0009065) tissue. Examples: Apple, crab apple, and pear (Malus spp. and Pyrus spp.)
Subset
None
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pome fruit [is_a relation] is_a  berry fruit (PO:0030108)

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