Capsule

Capsule [ Botany ]

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

It is a many-seeded simple, dry, dehiscent fruit composed of two or more carpels, that, at maturity, splits open (dehisce) to release the seeds.

The name capsule derives from the Latin word "capsula" meaning “a little chest”

A Capsule is a dry fruit which splits open to release the seeds. It is the most common fruit type found in many different plant families.
Capsules splits open is various ways and usually along several definite seams. Capsules typically split open into well-defined sections between carpels which represent modified leaves.

COMMON TYPE OF CAPSULES

Loculicidal Capsule: splitting along the locule (midrib of each ovary).
Circumscissile Capsule. splits through the centre of the fruit.
Septicidal Capsule splits along the septa (joints of the ovary)
Valvate Capsule: in which the tips of the seed capsule split.
Porose Capsule: opening with pores or holes around the top.

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