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Q. The characteristic fruit type in Asteraceae is

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The characteristic fruit type in family-Asteraceae or Compositae is cypsela. It is a dry indehiscent achene type of fruit derived from unilocular inferior ovary, ie, Helianthus annus (sunflower).