Loment

A loment (or lomentum) is a part of certain legume plants. It is a type of dehiscent^[1] fruit that breaks apart at the constrictions occurring between segments, so that each segment contains only one seed.^[2] It is a type of schizocarp.^[1]

Tick trefoil (Desmodium) and sweet vetch (Hedysarum) are two genera that exhibit this fruit type, which is found particularly in the tribe Hedysareae of the family Fabaceae.

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v t e Types of fruits
Types of fruits	Achene Berry Hesperidium Pepo Capsule Caryopsis Drupe Follicle Legume Loment Nut Pome Samara Schizocarp Silique Syconium
Categories of fruits	Accessory fruit Simple fruit Compound fruit Aggregate fruit Multiple fruit Dehiscent fruit
Function	Diaspore Drift fruit

Loment

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