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TS of fruit showing pericarp, seed coat, and perisperm (a), Section stained with neutral red (b), cross section of the fruit showing pericarp and seed with perisperm (c), perisperm cells showing globoid and crystalloid (d), and perisperm cells viewed under polarized light showing brightly shining crystals (e-f). (Ep - epicarp; Ec - endocarp; Mc - mesocarp; IMc - inner mesocarp; OMc - outer mesocarp; Ps - perisperm; SMc - sclerotic mesocarp; SC - seed coat; Cr - crystals)
