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

Irregularly ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

• Length 0.5–0.6 mm
• Width 0.5–0.7 mm
• Thickness 0.2–0.3 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

ReticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
protrudes from seed margin.

Family

Solanaceae

Valid name

Nicotiana × hybrida