Seed & fruit parts of Pomaderris apetala (0012254)

Description:

Seed sample of Pomaderris apetala (Common Dogwood). Mature seeds are typically dark brown. Immature or infested seeds are typically tan brown. White appendage is an elaiosome. This collection shows a common syndrome observed in Pomaderrris apetala where the membraneous operculum fails or only partly develops in the coccarium segments and so fails to release the seed.