fruit (thing)

Fruit, yum its good, and there are lots of different kinds to choose from so your mouth does not get bored. If you have additions, please /msg me with them.

Alkaline Fruits a sweet flavor is one of the traits of this group

• Apples
• Persimmons
• Sweet Grapes
• Dates
• Figs
• Raisins
• Prunes
• Apricots
• Peaches
  Nectarine
  Tangerine
• Bananas
• Cherries
• Carob

Subacidic Fruits

• Sweet Apples
• Sweet Peaches
• Sweet Nectarines
• Pears
• Sweet Cherries
• Some Grapes (Neither sweet nor sour)
• Papayas
• Mangos
• Apricots
• Sweet Plums
• Blueberries
• Raspberries
• Blackberries
• Mulberries
• Huckleberries
• Cherimoyas

Acid Fruits an acidic flavor is one of the traits of this group

• Oranges
• Grapefruit
• Pineapples
• Strawberries
• Pomegranates
• Lemon
• Lime
• Kiwi
• Kumquats
• Loquats
• Carambolas
• Loganberries
• Gooseberries
• Cranberries
• Limes
• Sour Apples
• Sour Grapes
• Sour Peaches
• Sour Nectarines
• Sour Plums
• Sour Cherries
• Tomatoes

Melons

• Watermelon
• Honeydew
• Honey Balls
• Cantaloupe
• Muskmelon
• Casaba Melon
• Crenshaw Melon
• Pie Melon
• Banana Melon
• Persian Melon
• Christmas Melon
• Nutmeg Melon

More (please message if you have classifications for them)

• Acai
• Gac
• Sea Buckthorn
• Goji

Classifications

Origin

• Simple (1 flower, 1 pistil, 1 fruit)
• Aggregate (1 flower, many pistils, 1 fused fruit)
• Multiple (many flowers, many pistils, 1 fused fruit)

Composition

• True (ovary wall only)
• Accessory (ovary wall plus other parts : receptacle, bracts, perianth, etc.)

Descriptions

• Fleshy
  • Drupe (1 seed, fleshy outer and inner stony layers)
  • Berry (few to many seeds )
    • Hesperidium (tough rind)
    • Pepo (thick-skinned, accessory)
  • 
    Pome (fleshy accessory with cartilaginous core)
• Dry (Indehiscent, do not open)
  • Achene (1 seed, fruit coat free from seed coat)
  • Caryopsis ((grain), 1 seed, fruit coat fused with seed coat)
  • Samara (1 seed, fruit with winglike outgrowth)
  • Nut (1 seed, thick hard wall, surrounded by cup or husk)
• 
  Dehiscent (do open)
  • Follicle (1 carpel splits along one side only)
  • Legume (1 carpel splits along both sides)
  • Silique (2 carpels lose outer walls leaving septum)
  • Capsule (compound pistil, splitting lengthwise or by pores)

Carambola (star fruit)
Pomegranate
Avocado

Thank you to these webpages:

http://www.internethealthlibrary.com/DietandLifestyle/fruit-classification-chart.htm
http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/Plants_Human/fruittype.html