Flower
Mexican fireplant, kaliko, spurge
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.
ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
Black and brown
Scattered tubercules
Broad chalazaChalaza:
End of seed opposite the micropyle.
with a pointed hilum and an inconspicuous rapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.
There is no apparent caruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge.
. Seeds are very dark-colored. Seed coatSeed coat:
The protective covering of a seed usually composed of the inner and outer integuments. Also called the testa.
texture is very rough.
Not listed
Not included
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Euphorbia geniculata Ortega
Euphorbia prunifolia Jacq.
Poinsettia geniculata (Ortega) Klotzsch & Garcke
Poinsettia heterophylla (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke
