Vegetable
cayenne pepper
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.
LenticularLenticular:
Lens-shaped, circular in outline with convex sides.
with a hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
point
Yellow
Circumferential reticulum on the margin
Triangular hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus). protruding from the margin of the seed.
The protruding hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus). disrupts the lens configuration. The embryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
is linear but follows the margins of the seed. PerispermPerisperm:
Nutritive tissues occurring within certain seeds, derived from the nucellus; similar in function to endosperm.
fills the balance of the seed's interior. The inner parts can be faintly seen on the outer surface.
Not listed
Included
Solanaceae
Capsicum annuum L.
