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

Discoid

Size

• Length 1.5–1.7 mm
• Width 0.3–0.5 mm
• Thickness 0.3–0.5 mm

Color

Yellow to dark brown

Texture

RugoseRugose:
Having veinlets sunken and areas in between raised. Wrinkled.

Other structures

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

Family

Solanaceae

Valid name

Lycium ferocissimum Miers

Synonyms

Lycium ferrocissimum Miers, orth. var.