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Pouteria caimito, the abiu (Portuguese pronunciation:), is a tropical fruit tree in the family Sapotaceae. [3] It grows in the Amazonian region of South America, and this type of fruit can also be found in the Philippines and other countries in Southeast Asia. It grows to an average of 10 metres (33 feet) high, with ovoid fruits.
The jackfruit is the largest tree fruit, reaching as much as 55 kg (120 pounds) in weight, 90 cm (35 inches) in length, and 50 cm (20 inches) in diameter. [7] [8] A mature jackfruit tree produces some 200 fruits per year, with older trees bearing up to 500 fruits in a year.
Pineapple is a kind of multiple fruit. Multi-fruits, also called collective fruits, are fruiting bodies formed from a cluster of flowers, the inflorescence. Each flower in the inflorescence produces a fruit, but these mature into a single mass. [1] After flowering, the mass is called an infructescence.
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During fruit ripening, gluconeogenesis also increases. [9] Acids are broken down in ripening fruits [12] and this contributes to the sweeter rather than sharp tastes associated with unripe fruits. In some fruits such as guava, there is a steady decrease in vitamin C as the fruit ripens. [13]
These fruits depend on animals to eat the fruits and disperse the seeds in order for their populations to survive. [3] Dry fruits also develop from the ovary, but unlike the fleshy fruits they do not depend on the mesocarp but the endocarp for seed dispersal. [3] Dry fruits depend more on physical forces, like wind and water.
In some trees, like jackfruit, some citrus, and avocado, the seeds can be found already germinated while the fruit goes overripe; strictly speaking this condition cannot be described as vivipary [citation needed], but the moist and humid conditions provided by the fruit mimic a wet soil that encourages germination. However, the seeds also can ...
Fruit and foliage Ripe fruits (Philippines) The appearance of the fruit can be regarded as an intermediate shape between the jackfruit and the breadfruit. It is round to oblong, 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long and 13 cm (5 in) broad, and weighing about 1 kg (2 lb). The thick rind is covered with soft, broad spines. They become hard and brittle as ...