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Pome - a type of fruit of a flowering plant. A pome is an accessory fruit composed of five or more carpels (female reproductive organ of a flower) in which the exocarp forms an inconspicuous layer, the mesocarp is usually fleshy, and the endocarp forms a leathery case around the seed.

ie. Apple, Juneberry, Loquat, Medlar, Pear, Quince, Pomegranate


Stone Fruits or Drupe - a type of fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp or skin and mesocarp or flesh) surrounds a shell (the pit or stone) of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. These fruits develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries.

ie. Apricot, Cherry, Plum, Peach, Mango, Lychee, Avocado


Bramble fruits - these aggregate fruits develops from a flower with numerous simple pistils. Each small unit is called a druplet because each is like a small drupe attached to the receptacle.

ie. Blackberry, Raspberry


Exotic Fruits

ie. Banana, Starfruit, Durian, Mangosteen, Nashi pear, Persimmon


Exotic Fruits Multi-Seeds

ie. Feijoa, Guava, Kiwi Fruit, Passion Fruit, Papaya


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