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halberd-head-shaped 1 |
= hastate |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two generally triangular lobes, one to either side, oriented more or less perpendicular to the central axis. |
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hyponastic |
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development |
laminar structure |
Having the abaxial surface differentiating and growing faster than the adaxial surface, thus, until maturity, development of the former more advanced than the latter at any given time and the structure as a whole involute or incurved. |
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eared |
= auriculate |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two small, rounded, lateral lobes, one to either side, that lie in more or less the same plane as the remainder of the lamina. |
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clawed |
= unguiculate |
plane shape |
l |
Having an abruptly much narrower proximal portion (claw or unguis), itself of variable shape but usually attenuate toward the base; esp. petals. |
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unguiculate |
= clawed |
plane shape |
l |
Having an abruptly much narrower proximal portion (unguis or claw), itself of variable shape but usually attenuate toward the base; esp. petals. |
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staminate |
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architecture |
inflorescence, flower, floret |
Having functional stamens but no functional pistils, thus unisexual and male. |
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carpellate (not recommended) |
= pistillate |
architecture |
inflorescence, flower, floret |
Having functional pistils but no functional stamens, thus unisexual and female. |
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pistillate |
= carpellate (not recommended) |
architecture |
inflorescence, flower, floret |
Having functional pistils but no functional stamens, thus unisexual and female. |
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pulvinate 1 |
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architecture |
inflorescence axis, petiole |
Having a pulvinus. |
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epulvinate |
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architecture |
inflorescence axis, petiole |
Lacking a pulvinus. |
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cincinnus pl. cincinni |
< helicoid cyme |
nominative |
inflorescence |
A tightly coiled helicoid cyme (bostryx) with the nodes approximate to congested and the pedicels very short or the flowers sessile. |
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anthela pl. anthelae |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
A cyme with the main axis markedly shorter than the lateral axes, appearing generally paniculate when compound; esp. in Juncaceae. |
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involucrate 1 |
|
architecture |
inflorescence |
Subtended by an involucre. |
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anthelate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more anthelae; esp. in Juncaceae. |
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cyme |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
Determinate and constituting a compound dichasium or monochasium, the flowers maturing from the center outward (i.e., the distal or inner flowers maturing first); often more or less flat-topped. See also cymule, dichasium, helicoid cyme, monochasium, rhipidium, scorpioid cyme. |
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spicate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more spikes. |
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agglomerate |
= glomerate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more glomes. |
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cymose |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more simple or compound cymes. See also cincinnate, cymulose, dichasiate, helicoid-cymose, monochasiate, rhipidiate, scorpioid-cymose. |
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bostryx pl. bostryches |
= helicoid cyme |
nominative |
inflorescence |
A cyme in which each axial segment branches to only one side, and all branch to the same side, the whole thus appearing to have an elongate main axis that curves or coils toward its unbranched side. See also scorpioid cyme. |
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umbel |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
Pedunculate, determinate or indeterminate, simple or compound and apparently polychotomous, with one or more pedicellate flowers terminating each ultimate axis, the pedicels of each such floral set and the branches (rays) arising from each axial subdivision diverging from each other like the ribs of an umbrella, the whole plane, convex or concave distally. |
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cymule |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
A diminutive cyme, with few flowers, few or no branches, and short axes. |
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cymulose |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more cymules. |
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pedunculate |
< stalked |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Having a peduncle. |
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spike |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
An elongate, determinate or usually indeterminate axis bearing sessile flowers inserted singly along it, unbranched or sometimes bearing lateral branches of the same nature. |
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umbellate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more umbels. |
