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

Fruits ‫الثمرات‬
Umbelliferous fruits

Umbelliferous fruits

Common morphological characters Common histological

characters

✓ Each mericarp has 2 surfaces, a flat surface called ✓ Endocarp cells are divided into

the commissural surface and a convex one called groups of narrow parallel cells

dorsal surface. which, may be with parallel or

✓ The dorsal surface shows 5 primary ridges over the parquetry arrangement .

vascular bundle in between 4 secondary ridges over

the secretory duct (vittae). ✓ The surface of the seed on the

✓ There is a minute thread lies between the 2 mericarps commissural side may be flat

usually attached basally to the pedicel and apically and the seed is termed

to the stylopod, it is called carpophore. The orthospermous or concave and

carpophore is the elongation of the receptacle the seed is colospermous

between the carpels.
✓ Each mericarp encloses a single seed derived from

anatropus ovule.

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