The fruit wall (pericarp) may be membranous, fleshy, crustaceous, or woody. In fruiting phase, the perianth remains membranous or becomes spongy, crustaceous, or horny. The glabrous pods have a width of and are thinly coriaceous to crustaceous. The fruit wall (pericarp) may be membranous, fleshy, chartaceous, crustaceous, woody, or horny. In fruit, the perianth remains membranous or becomes crustaceous, spongy, or horny. Other terms include crustaceous (hard, thin or brittle). The seeds have a black, crustaceous testa and curved, beak-like micropyle. The seed coat is crustaceous, mostly with papillose, conic outgrowths along one side.