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Coccinia grandis

Species category

Weed

Common name

ivy gourd

Diagnostic characters

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

SpatulateSpatulate:
Having a narrow base and rounded apex. Pear-shaped.

Size

  • Length: 6 mm
  • Width: 3 mm
  • Thickness: 2 mm

Color

Light yellow

Texture

Woolly and pubescentPubescent:
Having hairs.

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is large and truncated.

Identification notes

Seed has a large, extended hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
. Woolly pubescence is conspicuous.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Hawaii

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Valid name

Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt

Synonyms

Bryonia grandis L.
Coccinia cordifolia auct. non (L.) Cogn.
Coccinia indica Wight & Arn.

Coccinia grandis. The seed has a large, extended hilum, and the woolly pubescence is conspicuous. 
Coccinia grandis. The seed has a large, extended hilum, and the woolly pubescence is conspicuous.