Sarcotesta

Last updated February 15, 2025

Some cycads, such as this Macrozamia communis, produce seeds with a sarcotesta. BurrawangSeeds.jpg — Some cycads, such as this *Macrozamia communis* , produce seeds with a sarcotesta.

The sarcotesta is a fleshy seedcoat,^[1] a type of testa. Examples of seeds with a sarcotesta are pomegranate and some cycad seeds. The sarcotesta of pomegranate seeds consists of epidermal cells derived from the integument, and there are no arils on these seeds.^[2]

References

↑ Hickey, M.; King, C. (2001). The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms. Cambridge University Press.
↑ Dahlgren, R. And R. F. Thorne (1984). "The order Myrtales: circumscription, variation, and relationships". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 71 (3): 633–699. doi:10.2307/2399158. JSTOR 2399158.

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[1] Hickey, M.; King, C. (2001). The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms. Cambridge University Press.

[2] Dahlgren, R. And R. F. Thorne (1984). "The order Myrtales: circumscription, variation, and relationships". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 71 (3): 633–699. doi:10.2307/2399158. JSTOR 2399158.

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