Epigynous berry
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[[Image:vaccinium.jpg|thumb|240px|right|The blueberry and its cousins each carry the [[sepals]] of their flower at the tip, showing that the berry forms below that flower.]]
[[Image:Bananas on tree.JPG|thumb|240px|right|Remnants of the floral parts are clearly evident on these immature banana fruits, demonstrating that the fruit is developing from an inferior ovary]]
An '''epigynous berry''' or '''false berry''' is an [[accessory fruit]] found in certain [[plant]] species with an ''[[ovary (plants)#Inferior ovary|inferior ovary]]'', distinguishing it from a true [[berry]]. In these species other parts of the flower (including the basal parts of the [[sepal]]s, [[petal]]s, and [[stamen]]s) can ripen along with the ovary, forming the false berry. The fruit of [[Cucurbitaceae]] is a false berry called a ''pepo''.
Examples of plants which produce false berries include:
* [[Banana]]
* family [[Cucurbitaceae]]
** [[Cucumis]], such as [[cucumber]] and [[canteloupe]]
** [[Watermelon]]
** [[Cucurbita]] (gourds), such as [[squash (fruit)|squash]] and [[pumpkin]]
** [[Blueberry]]
** [[Cranberry]]
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! colspan=3 | Botanical parlance
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! True berry
! Epigynous berry
! Accessory fruits
! Aggregate fruits
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! rowspan=2 | Common parlance
! Berry
| [[grape]], [[gooseberry]], [[blackcurrant]], [[redcurrant]]
| [[blueberry]], [[cranberry]]
| [[strawberry]]
| [[blackberry]], [[raspberry]], [[boysenberry]]
|-
! Other
| [[tomato]], [[persimmon]], [[eggplant]], [[chili pepper]]
| [[banana]], [[cucumber]], [[avocado]], [[squash (fruit)|squash]], [[pumpkin]], [[melon]], [[watermelon]], [[lingonberry]]
| [[apple]], [[peach]], [[green bean]], [[sunflower seed]], [[guava]]
|}
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[[Category:Berries|Berry, false]]
[[Category:plant morphology]]
[[es:Falsa baya]]
[[pt:Pseudobaga]]
[[fi:Pohjusmarja]]
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[[zh:瓠果]]