Weed
red melastome
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.
Triangular
Light brown
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 the full width of seed and round and flat.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus). at the end of the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobe at corner of triangle.
State Noxious Weed: Hawaii
Not included
Melastomataceae
Melastoma sanguineum Sims
