Sunday, October 7, 2018

Pachypodium Succulentum Seed

I saw this open seed pod and decided to take a closer look.

Pachypodium succulentum
 I took one of the seeds before the wind blew it away and put it under my digital microscope.
Pachypodium succulentum
Pachypodium succulentum seed
 I removed the hairs to take a closer look at the seed.
Pachypodium succulentum seed
Here is a human hair (black) to show how thin the silky hairs are on the Pachypodium succulentum seed.
A human hair and Pachypodium succulentum hairs.