Paropsia brazzaeana Baill.

Lagrange, Flavien, Martínez, Camila & Rio, Cédric Del, 2024, Seed morphology of the paleotropical tribe Paropsieae (Passifloraceae, Malpighiales), and paleobotanical implications, European Journal of Taxonomy 943, pp. 1-23 : 10

Paropsia brazzaeana Baill.

Fig. 4A–D

Material examined

ANGOLA • Huilla ; Feb. 1899; E. Dekindt 564; P [ P04772425 ] !.

Seed description

Seeds compressed, 7.5 mm long, 5.2 mm wide and 2.6 mm thick, oblong. The surface is reticulate-foveolate and orange-brown, with 3.87 reticulations per mm 2. The reticulations have an average diameter of 720 µm and a depth of 213 µm. The margin is entire and very thick. The reticulations bordering the margin are open laterally. The apex has a hooked prominent appendage. The base is obtuse, without a mucro. The palisade seed coat is 275 µm thick.

Figures

Fig. 4. Seeds of the genus Paropsia Noronha ex Thouars. A–D. Paropsia brazzaeana Braill. (E. Dekindt 564; P04772425).E–H. Paropsia edulis Thouars (G. Cours 3424; P04767996). I–L. Paropsia grewioides Welw. ex Mast. (R. Letouzey 5589; P04772193). M–P. Paropsia grandiflora Sleumer (H. Humbert 32553; P04767592). A, E, I, M. Face view. B, F, J, N. Side view. C, G, K, O. Second face view. D, H, L, P. Basal view. Scale bar = 5 mm.