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Dry dehiscent fruits are developed from a single flower having monocarpellary or polycarpellary syncarpous ovary.
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Pericarp is dry, papery or woody.
Dry dehiscent fruits are further classified into:
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Type
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Description
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Examples
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Follicle
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Dehiscence by only one suture.
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Vinca rosea, Calotropis, etc.
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Siliqua
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Dehiscence takes place along both the sutures from base upwards.
Seeds remain attached to replum (false septum)
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Radish, Mustard
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Capsule
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Dehiscence by pore formation on pericarp.
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Cotton, Poppy, Lady finger
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Pod or Legume
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Dehiscence by both the sutures.
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Pea, bean, gram, pulses
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