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