Seed morphology of the paleotropical tribe Paropsieae (Passifloraceae, Malpighiales), and paleobotanical implications Author Lagrange, Flavien CR 2 P - Centre de Recherche en Paléontologie - Paris, MNHN - Sorbonne Université - CNRS, 43 Rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France. flagrange@edu.mnhn.fr Author Martínez, Camila Área de Sistemas Naturales y Sostenibilidad, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia. & Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archaeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama. cmartinez2@eafit.edu.co Author Rio, Cédric Del CR 2 P - Centre de Recherche en Paléontologie - Paris, MNHN - Sorbonne Université - CNRS, 43 Rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France. cedric.del-rio@mnhn.fr text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-06-25 943 1 23 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2583/11761 journal article 298996 10.5852/ejt.2024.943.2583 ea682b89-83a9-4ff0-9c12-ba158b7dc2f8 2118-9773 12548059 Paropsia vareciformis (Griff.) Mast. Fig. 5M–P Material examined MALAYSIA • Lumut , Hutan Simpan Segari Melintang ; 10 Jan. 1990 ; H. Schaller & L.E. Teo 3826 ; P [ P05538484 ] !. Seed description Seeds compressed, 7.3 mm long, 6.4 mm wide and 1.8 mm thick, curved cordate. The surface is coarsely reticulate and light cream, with 5.37 reticulations per mm 2 . The reticulations have an average diameter of 411 µm and a depth of 164 µm. The margin is striate with a lateral fold. The apex has a prominent appendage. The base is obtuse and truncate. The palisade seed coat is 228 µm thick.