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Clinical Pharm D Level 2 Pharmacognosy-2 (PG 303)

Umbelliferous fruits

Common morphological Common histological characters
characters
• Endocarp cells are divided into groups of
• Each mericarp has 2 surfaces: narrow parallel cells which, may be with
✓ flat surface called the commissural parallel or parquetry arrangement.

surface • The surface of the seed on the commissural
✓ convex one called dorsal surface. side may be
✓ flat and the seed is termed
• The dorsal surface shows 5 primary orthospermous
ridges over the vascular bundle in or
between 4 secondary ridges over the ✓ concave and the seed is termed
secretory duct (vittae). colospermous

• There is a minute thread lies between the 2
mericarps attached basally to the pedicel
and apically to the stylopod, it is called
carpophore.

• The carpophore is the elongation of the
receptacle between the carpels.

• Each mericarp encloses a single seed
derived from anatropus ovule.

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