Epigynous berry 645888 222194708 2008-06-28T00:53:12Z Paul144 1676299 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 222193980 by [[Special:Contributions/213.37.6.23|213.37.6.23]] ([[User talk:213.37.6.23|talk]])bold not used here [[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]] <p>&nbsp;<p> {| class="wikitable" | | ! colspan=3 | Botanical parlance |- | | ! True berry ! Epigynous berry ! Accessory fruits ! Aggregate fruits |- ! 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]] |} {{fruits}} [[Category:Berries|Berry, false]] [[Category:plant morphology]] [[es:Falsa baya]] [[pt:Pseudobaga]] [[fi:Pohjusmarja]] [[zh-min-nan:Hō͘-kó]] [[zh:瓠果]]