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The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a single leaf blade or lamina) or compound (with several leaflets). The edge of the leaf may be regular or irregular, may be smooth or bearing hair, bristles or spines. For more terms … See more
The Latin word for 'leaf', folium, is neuter. In descriptions of a single leaf, the neuter singular ending of the adjective is used, e.g. folium … See more
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• Sinus See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Mucronate Leaf Apex - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mucronate Leaf Apex. Leaf apex tipped with short abrupt point on the end of the midvein. Many of the small-leaved Cotoneasters appear to have a common trait in the appearance of a …
Mucronate – Tip ends in a small sharp point that is actually continuation of leaf midrib. Obcordate – Upside down heart shape. Obtuse – Leaf tip is blunt with an angle greater than 90 degrees. …
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In the bud, Tetradenia riparia leaves have their upper surfaces turned toward the stem and the axil. The lower surface is abaxial ("away from the axis"), and the upper surface is adaxial. Viburnum abscission Welwitschia mirabilis presents an example of an acaulescent growth habit unusual in so large a plant species. Schematic diagrams of the accumbent arrangement of the cotyledon…
In the bud, Tetradenia riparia leaves have their upper surfaces turned toward the stem and the axil. The lower surface is abaxial ("away from the axis"), and the upper surface is adaxial. Viburnum abscission Welwitschia mirabilis presents an example of an acaulescent growth habit unusual in so large a plant species. Schematic diagrams of the accumbent arrangement of the cotyledon…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseNameThatPlant.net: mucronate images
Leaflets commonly large, conspicuously mucronate, from broad and obtuse to narrow and tapering, per Robinia (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) (Isely & Peabody, 1984).
Glossary Leaf or leaflet apex - Virtual Herbarium
Leaf or leaflet apex. The tip of a two-dimensional structure which is usually bounded by the upper 5-10% of the margins; or the top of a three-dimensional structure.
SFA Dendro - Leaf Morphology: Apices
Leaf Morphology: Apices. the shape of the tip of the leaf furthest from the petiole. Hold cursor over photos to view species name and info.
What is Leaf Apex? - BYJU'S
Mucronate: The leaf apex ends in a short protruding point. E.g., Japanese barberry ; Truncate: In this type, the leaf apex abruptly terminates into a straight horizontal surface. E.g., Haworthia …
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In the Rhododendron literature, "mucronate" and "apiculate" both appear in descriptions of the leaf-tip structure. This structure typically includes the thickened terminus of the midvein, …
