In some seemingly pericarp fruits the edible portion is not derived from the ovary, for example in ackee the edible portion is an aril, and in pineapple several tissues from the flower and the stem are involved.
The edible portion is not derived from the ovary. This was in some seemingly pericarp fruits. The edible portion is an aril. This is for example in ackee. Several tissues from the flower and the stem are involved. This was in pineapple.