Figure 2. Viable seeds of Simira gardneriana M.R. Barbosa & Peixoto: an embryo with light pink (A, B) and bright red (C) colorations; hypocotyl-radicle axis with an intense red coloration in the cortex, but without reaching the central cylinder (D). Unviable seeds of pereiro-vermelho (Simira gardneriana M.R. Barbosa & Peixoto): an embryo with an intense red coloration in all its extension (E) or hypocotyl-radicle axis with an intense red coloration reaching the central cylinder (F); an embryo with discolored/milky white and/or intense red areas reaching the central cylinder (G, H).