The seed atlas of Pakistan-VI. Caryophyllaceae

Seed micro morphological characters of 59 species,distributed in 21 genera of the family caryophyllaceae were studied using light and scanning electron microscopy. there is a large variety of seed characters such as seeds reniform,sub reniform and rarely elliptic pyriform,cuneate,transversely cuneate,ovate,oblong,orbicular or sub orbicular,size ranges from 0.4-3mm x 0.3-3mm. seed morphological data is found to be slightly significant for the tribal delimitation,while it strongly supports the generic and specific delimitations in the family caryophyllaceae.