Diversity in Fruit Morphology and Qualitative Features among some Caesalpinioideae species from Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

This study aimed to examine the diversity of qualitative fruit traits in selected species of Caesalpinioideae from the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, India.Fruit from 11 different species of the Caesalpinioideae subfamily were used for this investigation.The qualitative traits assessed included fruit shape, colour, exocarp hairiness, surface texture, apex and base features, shattering tendency, seed count per fruit, number of locules, and fruit orientation.The results showed that these characteristics varied significantly among the species under study.The research offers important contributions to understanding fruit morphology and taxonomy, which can aid in plant diversity assessments.