title: Studies on samh seeds (Mesembryanthemum forsskalei Hochst) growing in Saudi Arabia, 1: Anatomy of Samh seed.
abstract: The seeds of Samh (Mesembryanthemum forsskalei) are 'Ostensibly Campylatropous' as they seem externally anatropous but internally they have a curved embryo and both the seed body and the funicle exchange shapes. The embryo occupies a cylindrical seed body and is surrounded by a thin layer of endosperm; the major part of the endosperm occupies an ovoid bulge resembling a seed body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: al-Jassir
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nawawy
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Mustafa
mesh_terms: D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000379:methods; D010232:Paraffin; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012639:Seeds / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D010232:Paraffin