Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

• Length 1–1.2 mm
• Width 0.4–0.5 mm
• Thickness 0.3–0.4 mm

Color

Brown to red

Texture

Reticulate

Other structures

The ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side is hollow with enrolled edges lined with yellow grains.

Family

Rubiaceae

Valid name

Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.

Synonyms

Borreria laevis auct. non (Lam.) Griseb.
Spermacoce remota Lam.
Spermacoce suffrutescens Jacq.