1. Each one has a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants. 2. Some phyllodinous species have a colourful aril or elaiosome on the seed. 3. The seeds are black grains with one white elaiosome which size can vary. 4. Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ). 5. Its carunculate seeds are usually dispersed by ants ( myrmecochory ) attracted by the edible elaiosome . 6. Ants find the seeds and take them into their burrows where they use the elaiosome for food. 7. Seeds have a nutritious attachment called an elaiosome which functions as a food reward for the ants. 8. To make the seeds more appealing to ants they have an elaiosome which is a structure which attracts the ants. 9. The fruit is a spiny, greenish ( to reddish-purple ) caruncle, which is a type of elaiosome . 10. The seeds produce a small fruit ( an elaiosome ) that the ants use to carry them back to their nests.
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