Term Information

Accession
PO:0030111
Name
pepo fruit
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
kürbisfrucht (exact, German), pepo (exact), pepónide (exact, Spanish), indehiscent fruit (broad), panzerbeere (broad, German) (broad)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A berry fruit (PO:0030108) which develops from an inferior carpel (PO:0009030) and at maturity comprises a fleshy exocarp (PO:0009085), fleshy mesocarp (PO:0009087), and fleshy endocarp (PO:0009086), and has as a part a hard receptacle (PO:0009064) which surrounds, and is indistinct from, the exocarp (PO:0009085). Source: POC:Laurel_Cooper, NYBG:Dario_Cavaliere, NYBG:Brandon_Sinn
Comment
A pepo fruit (PO:0030111) is specialized type of berry fruit (PO:0030108) which is encapsuled by persistent, accrescent receptacle (PO:0009064) tissue. The rind, or tough outer covering, of pepo fruits comprises receptical tissue and at least the exocarp (PO:0009085) layer of the pericarp (PO:0009084). Examples: pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), cucumber (Cucumis sativus), and watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and banana (Musa acuminata).
Subset
None
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pepo fruit [is_a relation] is_a  berry fruit (PO:0030108)

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