Velloziaceae

seed

Fruit dehiscent, anomalicidalanomalicidal:
type of capsular dehiscence, opening irregularly
or loculicidalloculicidal:
type of capsular dehiscence, opening longitudinally through the locules (compare septicidal)
capsulecapsule:
a dry, dehiscent fruit formed by two or more carpels
, 10–30 mm long, globoseglobose:
3D shape—more or less spherical
to oblongoblong:
2D shape—much longer than broad with nearly parallel sides, corners are rounded
, roundround:
2D shape—orbiculate; circular
in transectiontransection:
a cross section; representing a plane made by cutting across an organ at a right angle to its length
, many seeded. Pericarppericarp:
fruit wall or fruit coat
smooth, ribbedribbed:
surface relief—wide, prominent, linear ridges that are generally rounded and longitudinally situated on the surface
or wartywarty:
surface relief—distinct, rounded projections that are large relative to the fruit size; tuberculate, verrucose
, sometimes pubescentpubescent:
surface relief—bearing hairs
. CapsulesCapsules:
a dry, dehiscent fruit formed by two or more carpels
are sticky especially if humidity is high.

Seed polygonalpolygonal:
=angular
, cuneiformcuneiform:
=wedge-shaped
, or oblongoblong:
2D shape—much longer than broad with nearly parallel sides, corners are rounded
, compressedcompressed:
flattened; in grasses, used to denote compression (not necessarily flattened) either laterally or dorsiventrally
in transectiontransection:
a cross section; representing a plane made by cutting across an organ at a right angle to its length
, 5–18 mm long. Seed coat red or black, leatheryleathery:
texture—moderately thick, tough, and very pliable
or hard, reticulatereticulate:
surface relief—netted, raised walls or concave grooves forming a net-like surface pattern with flat, concave, or convex interspaces
.

Embryo well developed, linearlinear:
(shape) long, narrow, and uniform in width; (of embryo) embryo is straight and much longer than wide
, straight, laterallateral:
(of embryo) embryo lies along the side of the seed, generally towards one end; of, at, or from the side; in grasses, can refer to the sides adjacent to the dorsal and ventral sides
, partially filling seed coat. Endospermendosperm:
nutritive starch- and oil-containing tissue present in many seeds
copious, hard.