The morphology and anatomy of the seeds of Balfourodendron riedelianum (Engler) Engler were described and ilustrated, emphazing the seed coat and development. The seeds are ellipsoid, black, anatropous, endotestal with reduced inner integument, exarillate and albuminous. The endosperm has a protein grain and lipid storage. The embryo is dominant, axial, and white, with fleshy cotyledons and has short hipocotyl-radicule axis and small plumule.
pau-marfim; characterization; morpho-anatomy aspects
