bracteoles
Bract and bracteoles of Lecythis zabucajo.
Bract and bracteoles of Lecythis zabucajo.Licence:
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
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