Term:
Fruit oxidizes bluish-green
Fruit oxidizes bluish-green
Definition:
When the fruit is bruised, the color at the point of the bruise turns bluish-green.
When the fruit is bruised, the color at the point of the bruise turns bluish-green.
Notes:
In the Lecythidaceae, fruit oxidation upon bruising occurs in all species of Couroupita, all species of the "sapucaia" section of Lecythis, and a few species of Eschweilera (e.g., E. decolorans and E. laevicarpa. In these species, the bluish-green oxidation occurs in all organs of the plant at different intensities.
In the Lecythidaceae, fruit oxidation upon bruising occurs in all species of Couroupita, all species of the "sapucaia" section of Lecythis, and a few species of Eschweilera (e.g., E. decolorans and E. laevicarpa. In these species, the bluish-green oxidation occurs in all organs of the plant at different intensities.