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]

Loments of Hedysarum hedysaroides

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.