Seed reference record
Pipturus kauaiensis
Urticaceae · Endemic
This species has measurements but has not been photographed yet. Imaging the remaining records to the same three-orientation standard is part of the funded work.
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Measured
- 1.55–1.97 mm
- length
- 0.69–0.87 mm
- width
- 0.23–0.33 mg
- mass
- Pipturus
- genus
Storage behaviour
intermediate
Temperature-sensitive. Ages faster; may last only five years at −20°C, so 5°C is recommended.
Whether a seed can be dried and frozen decides whether it can be banked at all — which is the first question a seed laboratory asks and one no identification tool usually answers.
Dormancy
No pre-treatment recorded.
Seeds of a similar size
An unknown seed of this size could be any of these. That is the practical value of a measured reference set: it says what a specimen might be confused with, and by how little.
