“…The embryonic axis of Quercus ilex L. has also shown the ability to accomplish signal transduction for seed germination during maturation, from the presence of the large number of biosynthesis and translation proteins (Sghaier-Hammami, Redondo-López, Valero-Galvàn, & Jorrín-Novo, 2016). Other species have accumulated starch or soluble carbohydrate during recalcitrant seed development to have the immediate energy for germination (Souza, Santos Dias, Pimenta, Almeida, Toledo Picoli, Pádua Alvarenga, & Silva, 2018;Mazlan, Aizat, Baharum, Azizan, & Noor, 2018). However, as for A. angustifolia, it is not known if the germination process may have started at the end of its development and have continued during storage (Araldi & Coelho, 2015).…”