Seeds "red and black"

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

By this, we mean that the seed is partly coloured black and partly red. The red colour may be because of an aril (e.g. Afzelia quanzensis) or simply (apparently) a bicoloured seed as in Abrus precatorius.

FamilySpeciesComment
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Afzelia quanzensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus
Meliaceae Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica
Number of species: 3


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: List of species with each spot-character: Seeds "red and black".
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=1103, retrieved 10 October 2024

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