Mangrove fruits are dispersed by water
by water
The means by which seeds are dispersed depend on a seed's structure, composition, and size. Seeds dispersed by water are found in light and buoyant fruits, while those dispersed by wind may have specialized wing-like appendages. Examples are - Winged fruits of Dipterocarus, Holoptelia, Hiptage and Shorea etc.
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Mandarin fruits are fleshy and used for making juice. The seeds left after extracting the juice are thrown, hence they get dispersed.
Mangrove fruits are dispersed by water
by water
by wind, animals, water
Coconuts,
Seeds are dispersed by various agents like wind , water, animals and humanbeings.Winged seeds like drumstick and maple are carried by wind.Light seeds of grasses or hairy seeds of aak and hairy fruit of sunflower get blown away with wind to far away places.Some seeds are dispersed by water.These fruits or seeds ususlly develop floating ability in the form of spongy or fibrous outer coat as in coconnut.Some seeds are dispersed by animals, especially spiny seeds with hooks which get attached to the bodies of the animals and are carried to distant places.Examples are Xanthium and Urena.Some seeds are dispersed when the fruits burst with sudden jerks.The seeds are scattered far away from the parent plant. This happens in the case of castor and balsam. [Written by Rini Sebastian]
Water: Husk as covering Able to float on water
The means by which seeds are dispersed depend on a seed's structure, composition, and size. Seeds dispersed by water are found in light and buoyant fruits, while those dispersed by wind may have specialized wing-like appendages. Examples are - Winged fruits of Dipterocarus, Holoptelia, Hiptage and Shorea etc.
The seeds in fruits are dispersed so that they can be planted elsewhere, and reproduce themselves.
They have waterproof coverings and fibrous husk with air spaces
seeeds of kapok tree are dispersed by wind
They get dispersed by animals.
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