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syncolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having two or more fused or confluent surficial grooves (colpi). |
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fenestrate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having more or less isodiametric, regularly disposed lacunae. |
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syncolporate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Syncolpate, each groove containing a pore. |
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vesiculate |
= alate, saccate, winged |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having lateral lobes or enations resembling sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
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saccate 1 |
= alate, vesiculate, winged |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having lateral lobes or enations resembling sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
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trichotomocolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having a triradiate surficial groove (colpus). |
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stephanocolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having more than three surficial grooves (colpi) oriented meridionally. |
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alate 2 |
= saccate, vesiculate, winged |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having lateral lobes or enations that resemble sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
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stephanocolporate |
|
architecture |
pollen grain |
Stephanocolpate, each groove containing a pore. |
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apolar |
|
architecture |
pollen grain, spore |
Lacking morphologically evident polarity. |
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isopolar |
|
architecture |
pollen grain, spore |
Having evident polarity, the proximal and distal halves similar. |
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heteropolar |
|
architecture |
pollen grain, spore |
Having morphologically evident polarity, the proximal and distal halves dissimilar. |
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sectile |
|
architecture |
pollinium |
Having partially separated sectors, as though cut. |
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percurrent 1 |
|
architecture |
primary or secondary laminar veins |
Running through the entire length of the lamina (blade), or all the way to its margin. |
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continuous 3 |
|
architecture |
rachilla, rachis |
Not disarticulating at maturity. |
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paleate |
= chaffy |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Bearing paleae (pales, palets, receptacular bracts); in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
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chaffy 2 |
= paleate |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Bearing paleae (pales, palets); in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
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naked 4 |
= epaleate |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Lacking paleae; in Asteraceae (Compositae) |
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epaleate |
= naked |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Lacking paleae (pales, palets); in Asteraceae (Compositae) |
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arillate |
|
architecture |
seed |
Having an aril. |
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cryptocotyloid |
|
germination |
seed |
Having the cotyledon(s) remaining inside the seed coat. |
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phanerocotyloid |
|
germination |
seed |
Having the cotyledon(s) emerging from the seed coat. |
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exindusiate |
|
architecture |
sorus |
Lacking an indusium. |
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indusiate |
|
architecture |
sorus |
Having an indusium. |
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alete |
|
architecture |
spore |
Lacking a tetrad scar (surficial ridge or angle resulting from coherence with others produced from the same spore mother cell). |
