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Rhodochiton atrosanguineus

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

purple bell vine

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

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 3–3.4 mm 
  • Width 2–2.6 mm 
  • Thickness 1–1.4 mm 

Color

Brown

Texture

Rough

Other structures

Translucent, ray-like margin fringe

Identification notes

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 at the base makes a break in the margin fringe.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Plantaginaceae

Valid name

Rhodochiton atrosanguineus (Zucc.) Rothm.

Synonyms

Lophospermum atrosanguineum Zucc. 
Maurandya atrosanguinea (Zucc.) G. Nicholson 
Rhodochiton volubilis Zucc. ex Otto & A. Dietr

Rhodochiton atrosanguineus. True seeds with a translucent, ray-like margin fringe. 
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus. True seeds with a translucent, ray-like margin fringe.