Flower, Weed
partridge pea
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.
Rhombic to diamond
Mottled brown and black; light brown edges; black, brown hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
and apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
.
Shiny with irregular rows of dimples; smooth and punctate with rows of small depressions curving from the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar. to the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus)..
The base corner is elongate, and the adjacent corner is rounded. HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus). protrudes from one corner.
Mottling is very irregular. The arrangement of the small depressed dots in rows is unusual. A beak-like protuberance (remnant of the funiculusFuniculus:
The stalk that connects an ovule (seed) to the placenta of the ovary wall.
) is present and lighter brown than the rest of the seed.
Not listed
Included
Fabaceae
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
