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Cyclamen africanum

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

African cyclamen

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

Irregularly discoid

Size

  • Length 1.5–2.5 mm
  • Width 1.5–2.5 mm
  • Thickness 0.4–0.6 mm

Color

Dark brown

Texture

Fine stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.

Other structures

SpatulateSpatulate:
Having a narrow base and rounded apex. Pear-shaped.
 hilum in the center of the ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side

Identification notes

Seed is relatively flat, but the margin is very irregular.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Primulaceae

Valid name

Cyclamen africanum Boiss. & Reut.

Synonyms

Cyclamen hederifolium subsp. africanum (Boiss. & Reut.) Ietsw.

Cyclamen africanum. Stippled seeds with a spatulate hilum in the center of the ventral side.
Cyclamen africanum. Stippled seeds with a spatulate hilum in the center of the ventral side.