Question

Silicula fruit is
A.Achenial
B.Capsular
C.Schizocarpic
D.Multiple

Answer 1

A silique is a fruit having two fused carpels with the length being more than three times the width.
When the length is less than three times the width of the dried fruit then this fruit is referred to as the silicula.
The silicula is a short and broad silique, as in a shepherd's purse.

Complete step by step answer: Silicula is a type of capsular dehiscent fruit with superior, syncarpous ovary having a false septum called the replum.
It is a short and flattened version of the siliqua fruit.
The achene and the schizocarpic are two other varieties of simple dry fruits.
The multiple is not an actual classification category for fruits.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Additional information:
The achenial fruits are those fruits in which the pericarp does not rupture and also the seed remains inside.
The types of it are Achene, Caryopsis, Cypsela, and nuts.
A Capsule is the most common type of fruit.
The Capsule is a dry fruit that splits open to release the seeds.
These all plants have fruit capsules such as Cotton, Eucalyptus, Horse Chestnut, Jimson Weed, Mahogany, and Witch Hazel.
The schizocarpic is a dry fruit that splits at maturity into two or more closed, one-seeded parts, as seen in the carrot.
The multiple fruits are fruiting bodies formed from the cluster of fruiting flowers and the inflorescence.

Note: The Siliqua is also known as the silicula fruit develops from the bi-carpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary initially one chambered but subsequently becomes two-chambered due to the formation of the false septum.
The fruit dehisces along with the two sutures.