What seed-coat features are characteristic of Malvales?

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Baobab — Malvales A fony baobab tree (*Adansonia rubrostipa*), estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, in Madagascar.

In the plant order Malvales, the seed anatomy is highly distinctive. A characteristic feature of the seed coat is the presence of a layer of significantly thickened, palisade-like cells located in the inner portion of the coat. Additionally, the seeds themselves or the interior of the capsule are often conspicuously hairy, with these hairs appearing in groups, or as scalelike or stellate structures.1