Bract and bracteoles of Lecythis zabucajo.

Licence: 
Creative Commons Licence
Keywords: 
Lecythis zabucajo (Image keywords), bract (Image keywords), bracteoles (Image keywords)
Description: 

A medial longitudinal section of a bud of Lecythis zabucajo​ as illustrated in Thompson, J. M. 1927. A study of advancing gigantism with staminal sterility with special reference to the Lecythidaceae. Publ. Hartley Bot. Lab. 4: 5-44. The bract subtends the pedicel and the bracteoles are the point where the pedicel articulates if the flower does not set fruit.

Creator: 
J. M. Thompson
Taxonomic name: 
Lecythis zabucajo (Lecythidaceae)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith