Gallery

seeds

lens and funiculus remnant of seed

A, seed; B, embryo in situ; C, transection of seed; drawing by Lynda E. Chandler

legumes of A. nilotica ssp. kraussiana; photo: © C. J. Botha, University of Pretoria, South Africa

seed removed from single-seeded section of pod of A. nilotica ssp. kraussiana; courtesy EcoPort (www.ecoport.org): M. Jooste

herbarium specimens showing moniliform (subspecies nilotica) and non-moniliform (subspecies adstringens) fruits of A. nilotica; photos & specimens: © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

fruits and seeds of A. nilotica ssp. adstringens from Senegal; photo: © L. Toussaint, www.mauritanie-decouverte.net

plum-headed parakeet feeding on A. nilotica ssp. cupressiformis; photo: © J. M. Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1

immature pods of A. nilotica ssp. leiocarpa which will turn black when mature, Kenya; courtesy EcoPort (www.ecoport.org): C. W. Fagg

Acacia nilotica ssp. subalata from Madagascar; photo: © D. Du Puy, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

achenes

apex

base of achene

embryo seen in longitudinal section of achene

Aeginetia indica L. seeds

Aeginetia indica. A, seed; B, longitudinal section of seed showing embryo; C, transection of seed; drawing by Lynda E. Chandler

Aeginetia japonica Siebold & Zucc. seeds

Aeginetia japonica seeds, detail

Aeginetia sp. seeds

Aeginetia sp. seeds, detail

achenes lacking pappus

achenes with pappus

achene, detail

A, achene; B, outline showing entire pappus; C, longitudinal section showing embryo; D, transection; drawing by Lynda E. Chandler

apex of achene

achenes

achenes, detail

style base with pappus still attached

basal attachment scar

A, achene; B, outline showing entire pappus; C, longitudinal section showing embryo; D, transection; drawing by Lynda E. Chandler

Alectra arvensis (Benth.) Merr. seeds

Alectra arvensis seeds, detail