Seed fruit

Seed fruit is a collective term for a group of types of fruit in which seeds or parts of the seed are eaten. The seeds can range from nacktsamigen derived conifers or from fruits of angiosperms , whose pericarp lignified (pericarp) or unpalatable for other reasons.

For example, pine nuts or the seeds of various Araucaria species come from naked samers. Examples of seed derived from Bedecksamern and are eaten Brazil nut , almond , walnut , pistachio or hazelnut . Although the unit of distribution of these species is fruit, we only eat the seeds, while the outer parts, the fruit walls, are not used.

In the case of pomegranate , purple grenadilla or litchi plum , juicy tissues of the seed coat or the seed coat are eaten.

literature

• Reinhard Lieberei, Christian Reisdorff: Useful plants (founded by Wolfgang Franke). 8th edition, Thieme, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-13-530408-3 , p. 157 f.