Identify the correct features of Mango and Coconut fruits.
(i) In both, fruit is a drupe
(ii) Endocarp is edib

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Identify the correct features of Mango and Coconut fruits.
(i) In both, fruit is a drupe
(ii) Endocarp is edible in both
(iii) Mesocarp in Coconut is fibrous, and in Mango, it is fleshy
(iv) In both, the fruit develops from the monocarpellary ovary

Select the correct option from below:

Accepted Answer

, in both Mango and Coconut, the fruit is known as a drupe (Statement i is correct) and they develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one-seeded (Statement iv is correct). 
- In Mango, the pericarp is differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp, and an inner stony hard endocarp (not edible). 
- In Coconut, the mesocarp is fibrous (Statement iii is correct). 
- Statement (ii) is incorrect because the endocarp is stony/hard in both; the edible part in coconut is the seed (endosperm), and in mango, it is the mesocarp.

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