Amphisarcum (plural = amphisarca)

• Title

  Amphisarcum (plural = amphisarca)

• Definition

  A simple, indehiscent fruit with the pericarp differentiated externally into a dry crust and internally into one or more fleshy layers.

• Notes

  Used to describe the fruits of at least some species of Capparaceae.

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