Glossary: pericarp

Definition:

the wall of the ripened ovary or fruit (between the loculi and the outer surface); it may be of one or as many as 3 layers called the exocarp, mesocarp and endocarp.

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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Glossary details: pericarp.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=528, retrieved 3 July 2025

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