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Solanum melongena

Species category

Vegetable

Common name

eggplant

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

LenticularLenticular:
Lens-shaped, circular in outline with convex sides.
 with hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 indent

Size

  • Length 3–3.7 mm
  • Width 2–3 mm
  • Thickness 0.4–0.6 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

Strong reticulum

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is wide and deeply indented into margin.

Identification notes

Seed is strongly reticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  
. HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is wide and deeply indented into the margin.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Arizona 

AOSA examination list

Included

Nomenclature

Family

Solanaceae

Valid name

Solanum melongena L.

Solanum melongena. True seeds that are strongly reticulated with a wide hilum that is wide and deeply indented into the margin. 
Solanum melongena. True seeds that are strongly reticulated with a wide hilum that is wide and deeply indented into the margin.