Weed
rose myrtle, downy myrtle
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.
Compressed obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
Dark brown
TuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.
on margins
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is on the basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end, slightly lateral.
Seeds are slightly triangular. Outer margin and some of the connecting side surface are tuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.. Lateral sides are slightly rough with some radial ridges.
State Noxious Weed: Hawaii
Not included
Myrtaceae
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.
Rhodomyrtus tomentosus (Aiton) Hassk., orth. var.
