Tropical & Exotic Seeds - Plant World Seeds (2024)

FAQs

Do tropical plants have seeds? ›

OVERVIEW Although plants are immobile, they use a number of different mechanisms to disperse offspring. This exercise investigates differences in seed dispersal between two tropical tree species, one whose seeds are dispersed by wind and one whose seeds are dispersed by birds.

Explanation: Carpels. #In flowering plants, the female reproductive structures that produce seeds are contained within the carpels of the flower. A carpal consists of the stigma, style and ovary. The ovary contains ovules (eggs) that become seeds once they are fertilized.

Start seeds indoors any time of the year by soaking them first in warm water for 24 hours to enhance germination, which takes 3 to 4 weeks. Plant seedlings in a light, somewhat acidic soil. During the summer, the plants need a lot of fertilizer, especially when they spend the season outdoors.

SEED GERMINATION:

Germination is a stage where the plant grows from a seed. All seeds need moisture, oxygen and right temperature to germinate, or grow. When the seeds start to grow their own roots, stems, and leaves, they are often called sprouts.

The formation of the seed is the defining part of the process of reproduction in seed plants (spermatophytes). Other plants such as ferns, mosses and liverworts, do not have seeds and use water-dependent means to propagate themselves.

Table 1 indicates that except for banana, orange, and pineapple, most Indonesian exotic fruits contain seeds of about 5–45% of their total weight. Except for banana, pineapple, and papaya, the seeds also contain kernels that are 40–98% of their weight.

All seeds need water, oxygen and optimal temperature to germinate. When a seed is exposed to the proper conditions, water and oxygen are taken in through the seed coat. The embryo's cells start to enlarge.

Seeds are found inside flower and fruits. These seeds can grow into a seedling by the process called germination.

In the typical flowering plant, or angiosperm, seeds are formed from bodies called ovules contained in the ovary, or basal part of the female plant structure, the pistil.

Some seeds take more like 2-4 weeks, such as mango and parsley. Others, depending on how warm/cold it is, take closer to 2 months, for example avocado. If seedlings haven't appeared after the typical length of time for a particular seed, it's worth trying again with seeds from a different source.

Are tropical plants hard to grow? ›

But not all tropicals need the same high-intensity light and humidity, and they aren't all difficult. Even if you have a dry home in winter (or summer), no sunroom or bay window, and days are often cloudy, you can grow some tropicals in your home -- without pain for you or the plant.

The majority of tropical plants are easy to care for and make thoughtful gifts for loved ones. Popular houseplants like philodendrons and ferns thrive in warmer temperatures but are pretty tolerant and don't require much by way of maintenance, but they do crave humidity.

All seeds need water, oxygen, and proper temperature in order to germinate. Some seeds require proper light also. Some germinate better in full light while others require darkness to germinate.

The process that occurs in gardening is just this – a seed is planted, and in order for life to grow from it, it must die. The life breaks free from the seed and sprouts into something new, leaving behind the shell of what once contained it.

Tropical plants are plants that are native to the tropical regions of the world, which generally lie within the latitudes of 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.

But the term Tropical Plant refers to any type of plant that naturally flourishes in an environment that resembles the Tropics, a region of the Earth surrounding the equator. Tropical plants require consistently warmer temperatures and more humid environments than temperate climate plants.

These seed plants fall into two groups, angiosperms and gymnosperms. Angiosperms are the flowering plants. Their seeds develop inside a female reproductive part of the flower, called the ovary, which usually ripens into a protective FRUIT. Gymnosperms (conifers, Ginkgo, and cycads) do not have flowers or ovaries.

Plant adaptations

Their leaves and flowers grow in the canopy. Tree trunks - these are tall and thin to allow trees to reach the sunlight. The bark on these trees is smooth to allow water to flow down to the roots easily.