Glossary Checklist - The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium

Glossary Checklist - The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium

-phore (-phorus)

Abaxial, abaxil

Abayada, abayado

Accessory fruit

Achlorophyllous

Actinomorphic flower

Acuática, acuático

Aculeus (Latin, pl. = aculei, adj. = aculeate)

Adpresa, adpreso

Adventitious roots

Aggregate fruit

Aguijón, acúleo

Ala de la columna

Albuminada (albuminosa)

Albuminate (albuminous)

Alternate leaves

Alternation of generations

Alveolus (plural = alveoli)

Amphisarcum (plural = amphisarca)

Amplexicaul (adj. = amplexicaulus)

Amplexicaul (amplexicaulous)

Anádroma, anádromo

Ancipital, ancipitosa

Androdioecy (androdioecious)

Androdioica, androdioico

Androecial appendages

Androecial hood

Androecial hood

Androecial hood appendages swept inward

Androecial hood double-coiled

Androecial hood flat

Androecial hood flat, thick

Androecial hood flat, thin

Androecial hood horizontally oriented (= hood horizontally oriented)

Androecial hood obliquely oriented (= hood obliquely orientated)

Androecial hood once-coiled

Androecial hood split

Androecial hood triple-coiled

Androecial hood: Bertholletia-type

Androecial hood: Corythophora alta-type

Androecial hood: Couratari-type

Androecial hood: Couroupita guianensis-type

Androecial hood: Couroupita subsessilis-type

Androecial hood: Eschweilera-type

Androecial hood: Lecythis corrugata-type

Androecial hood: Lecythis idatimon-type

Androecial hood: Lecythis ollaria-type

Androecial hood: Lecythis persistens subsp. persistens-type

Androecial hood: Lecythis pisonis-type

Androecium (pl. = androecia)

Androecium (plural = androecia)

Androecium actinomorphic

Androecium zygomorphic

Andrógina, andrógino

Andromonoecy (andromonoecious)

Andromonoica, andromonoico

Anemócora, anemócoro

Anemophily (anemophilous)

Aneomochory (nemochorous)

Angiosperma, angiospermas

Anillo calicino

Anisocytic stomata

Anisocytic stomata

Anisófila, anisófilo, anisofilia

Anisomórfica, anisomórfico, anisomorfia

Anisophylly (anisophyllous)

Anomalous secondary growth

Anomocytic stomata

Anomocytic stomata

Antera basifija

Anterífera, anterífero

Anterior end of flower

Anterior hood extension

Anteroda, anterodas

Anther connective

Anther dehiscence lateral

Anther dehiscence lateral

Anther dehiscence poricidal

Anther theca (pl. = thecae)

Anther versatile

Antheridium (plural = antheridia)

Anthers basifixed

Anthers basifixed

Anthers versatile

Antrorsa, antrorso

Apendiculada, apendiculado

Apertura, aperturado

Aperture (aperturate)

Apétala, apétalo

Apetalous flower

APG (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group)

Apical placentation

Apiculada, apiculado

Apomixis (adj. = apomitic)

Apomorphic character

Apótropa, apótropo

Appendage-free ligule

Árbol de dosel inferior

Árbol de dosel superior

Árbol emergente

Arched tertiary veins

Archegonium (plural = archegonia)

Arcuada, arcuado

Areolada, areolado

Areole (areola)

Areole (areolate)

Aril (arillate)

Aril basal-lateral

Aril half I-beam

Arilada, arilado

Arilo basal-lateral

Aristada, aristado

Arqueada, arqueado

Articulada, articulado

Ascending-cochleate

Asexual reproduction

Asimétrica, asimétrico

Asymmetric flower

Asymmetric leaf base

Atenuada, atenuado

Auriculada, auriculado

Auriculate (auricled)

Autógama, autogamia

Autogamy (autogamous)

Autótrofa, autótrofo, autotrófica, autotrófico

Autotroph (autotrophic)

Axile placentation

Axillary inflorescence

Axillary inflorescence

Ballistic dispersal

Barbada, barbado (diminutivo = barbulada, barbulado)

Barbate (diminutive = barbellate)

Bark not fissured

Bark slightly fissured

Basal placentation

Basal-lateral aril

Basipétala, basipétalo

Basiscópica, basiscópico

Bat-pollination

Bífida, bifido

Bifoliolada, bifoliolado

Bifurcada, bifurcado

Big bang phenology

Bilabiada, bilabiado

Bilabiate capitulum (head)

Bilaterally symmetric

Bilaterally symmetrical flower

Binomial nomenclature

Binucleate pollen

Bipinnate, bipinnately compound

Biseriate perianth

Bisexual flower

Bostryx (plural = bostryches)

Brachyparacytic stomata

Brachyparacytic stomata

Bracteada, bracteado

Bracteolas debajo de la articulación

Bracteolas sobre la articulación

Bracteole (adj. = bracteolate)

Bracteoles above articulation

Bracteoles above articulation

Bracteoles below articulation

Bracteoles below articulation

Branched inflorescence

Broquidódroma, broquidódromo

Bulbosa, bulboso

Buzz pollination

Caespitose (cespitose)

Calicina, calicino

Caliculada, caliculado

Caliptrada, caliptrado

Cáliz (plural = cálices)

Callosa, calloso

Calyx (plural = calyces)

Calyx-lobes imbricate

Calyx-lobes not imbricate

Cambium del súber, cambium de corcho

Campanulada, campanulado

Campanulate fruit

Campilódroma, Campilódromo

Campos de altitud

Campos de altitude

Canaliculada, canaliculado

Canopy tree layer

Capitada, capitado

Capitelada, capitelado

Capítulo bilabiado

Capitulum (plural = capitula)

Captiulum (plural = capitula

Capucha del androceo

Carbohidrato, carbohidratos

Carina (carinate)

Carinada, carinado

Carnivory (adj. = carnivorous)

Carnosa, carnoso

Carpellate flower

Cartácea, cartáceo

Cat-claw tendril

Catádroma, catádromo

Caudada, caudado

Cauliflorous inflorescence

Cauline inflorescence

Cauline inflorescence

Cáustica, cáustico

Cellular endosperm

Centrifugal stamen initiation

Centripetal stamen initiation

Cephalium (plural = cephalia)

Cespitosa, cespitoso

Character state

Chasmogamy (chasmogamous)

Chiropterochory (chiropterochorous)

Chiropterophily

Chorcho, corchosa, corchoso

Choripetalous corolla

Ciliada, ciliado (diminutivo ciliolada, ciliolado)

Ciliate (diminutive = ciliolate)

Cilindro de vainas abrazadoras

Cima escorpioide

Cincinnus (plural = cincinni)

Cinérea, cinéreo

Circinada, circinado

Circinate (circinotropous)

Circumferentially winged seed

Circumscissile capsule

Circumscissile capsule

Cirrhose (= cirrose)

Cirrosa, cirroso

Cleistógama, cleistogamia

Cleistogamy (cleistogamous)

Clipper pole (= plant pruner)

Coccus (plural = cocci)

Cocleada, cocleado

Cocleado-ascendente

Coleoptera, coleóptero

Collar del estilo

Collecting equipment

Collection number

Collective vein

Colporate pollen

Colpus (plural = colpi)

Columella (pl. = columellae)

Combretaceous hairs

Complanada, complanado

Complete flower

Compound pistil

Cóncavo-convexo

Concolor (adj. = concolorous)

Concolor (adj.= concolorous)

Concolora, concoloro

Conduplicada, conduplicado

Conflorescencia

Cónica, cónico

Conifer (adj. = coniferous)

Conífera, coníferas

Conjugada, conjugado

Connada, connado

Contorta, contorto

Contractile roots

Corbícula, corbículas

Cordada, cordado (cordiforme)

Cordate (cordiform)

Coriácea, coriáceo

Corniculada, corniculado

Cornucopia phenology

Corola papilionácea

Corolina, corolino

Corona ginostegial

Corteza externa

Corteza externa laminada

Corteza fisurada

Corteza fotosintética

Corteza interna

Corteza no fisurada

Cortical bundle

Cortical bundle

Costa (adj. = costate)

Costada, costado

Cotiledones ausentes

Cotiledones carnosos

Cotiledones foliares

Cotyledons absent

Cotyledons absent (= embryo macropodial)

Cotyledons arched

Cotyledons bowed

Cotyledons carnose

Cotyledons cryptocotylar

Cotyledons cryptocotylar

Cotyledons epigeal

Cotyledons epigeal

Cotyledons fleshy

Cotyledons fleshy, irregular (= cotyledons plano-convex)

Cotyledons foliaceous (= cotyledons leaf-like)

Cotyledons foliaceous (=cotyledons leaf-like)

Cotyledons hypogeal

Cotyledons leaf-like

Cotyledons leaf-like (= cotyledons foliaceous)

Cotyledons phanerocotylar

Cotyledons plano-convex (= cotyledons fleshy, irregular)

Crasinucelada, crasinucelado

Crassinucellate ovules

Crassinucellate ovules

Crassulacean acid metabolism

Crasulada, crasulado

Crecimiento secundario anómalo

Crenada, crenado (diminutivo, crenulado)

Crenate (diminutive = crenulate)

Crescent-shaped (crescentic)

Cretaceous Period

Cristata, cristato

Cross-pollination

Cruciform (cruciate)

Crustácea, custáceo

Crustaceous (crustose)

Cuculada, cuculado

Cuneada, cuneado

Cuneate (cuneiform)

Cupulada, cupulado

Curved appendages

Cuspidada, cuspidado

Cuticular ridge

Cyathium (plural = cyathia)

Cylindrical fruit

Cylindrical fruit

Cypsela (plural = cypselae)

Decidua, deciduo

Declinada, declinado

Decompuesta, decompuesto

Decusada, decusado

Decussate leaves

Deflexa, deflexo

Dehisce (dehiscent)

Dehiscencia lateral

Dehiscencia longitudinal

Dehiscencia poricida

Dehiscencia, dehiscente

Dehiscent fruit

Deltada, deltado

Dendrítica, dendrítico

Dentada, dentado (diminutivo = denticulada, denticulado)

Dentate (diminutive = denticulate)

Determinate inflorescence

Dextrorsa, dextrorso

Diadelfa, diadelfo, diadelfia

Diadelphous stamens

Dichogamy (dichogamous)

Dichotomous growth

Dichotomous key

Diclesium (pl. = diclesia)

Dicliny (diclinous)

Dicógama, dicógamo

Dicotyledon (dicot)

Didynamous stamens

Differentiated anthers

Differentiated pollen

Dioecy (dioecious)

Diplostemony (diplostemonous)

Disciform capitulum (head)

Discoid capitulum (head)

Discolor (adj. = dicolorous)

Discolor (adj. = discolorous)

Discolor (adj. = discolorous)

Disozoocórea, disozoocóreo

Dispersal (disperse)

Dispersión balística

Dispersión por viento

Dispersor-acumulador

Distyly (distylous)

Domatium (pl. domatia)

Domatium (plural = domatia)

Druparium (plural = druparia)

Duplicate collection

Embryo air chamber

Embryo macropodial (= cotyledons absent)

Emergent aquatic plant

Emergent tree layer

Endocarp buttress

Endosperma celular

Endosperma helobial

Endosperma ruminado

Epicortical roots

Epidermal cells

Epidermal cells

Epigeal germination

Epigynous ovary

Epipeltate anther

Epipétala, epipétalo

Epiphyllous inflorescence

Episépala, episépalo

Erose (diminutive = erosulose)

Escamas peltadas

Espuela nectaria

Estambre rudimentario

Estambre rudimentario productor de néctar

Estambres diadelfos

Estambres heteromórficos

Estambres urticáceos

Estambres vestigiales

Estambres vestigiales externos

Estambres vestigiales productores de néctar

Estilo ginobásico

Estilo terminal

Estipe (estipitada)

Eugenioid embryo

Eukaryote, eukaryotic

Even-pinnate leaf

Excurrent secondary vein

Extrafloral nectary

Extrastaminal disc

Fasciation (adj. = fasciated)

Fascicle (Fasciculate)

Fascicle (fasciculate)

Faucal appendages

Fenología de cornucopia

Fern life cycle

Festoon (adj. festooned)

Filaments angular

Filaments arched

Filaments clavate

Filaments curved

Filaments golf club-shaped.

Filaments reflexed

Filaments sigmoid-shaped

Filaments straight

Filaments tapered

Filaments terete

Filaments unidimensional

Flabellate (flabelliform)

Flagellate (flagelliform)

Flagelliflorous

Floating aquatic plant

Floccose (diminutive = flocculose)

Flor asimétrica

Flor bilateralmente simétrica

Flor imperfecta

Flor incompleta

Flor simétrica

Flower bisexual

Flower oxidizes bluish-green

Flowering associated with leaf flush

Flowering not associated with leaf flush

Flowering plant

Flowering plant life cycle

Flying buttress

Foliácea, foliáceo

Form (forma, plural = formae)

Forma de nutrición

Formicarium (plural = formicaria)

French spikes (= griffes or grimpettes in French)

Fruit oxidizes bluish-green

Fruit white lenticellate

Fruto apocárpico

Fruto campanulado

Fruto cilíndrico

Fruto no cilíndrico

Fruto sincárpico

Functionally indehiscent fruit

Funicle (funiculus)

Galea (plural =galeae) (galeate)

Gamopetalous corolla

Gamosepalous calyx

Garganta de la corola

Geitonogamy (geitonogamous)

Gemma (gemmiferous; plural = gemmae)

Genus (plural = genera)

Geoxylic suffrutices

GFA (Grupo para la filogenia de las Angiospermas)

Gineceo apocárpico

Gineceo sincárpico

Glandular trichome

Glandular trichomes

Globally symmetrical pollen

Granulate (granulose)

Gynobasic style

Gynodioecy (gynodioecious)

Gynoecium (Pl. = gynoecia)

Gynoecium (plural = gynoecia)

Gynoecium apocarpous

Gynoecium syncarpous

Gynomonoecy (gynomonoecious)

Gynostegial corona

Halophyte (halophytic)

Hapaxanthy (hapaxanthic or hapaxanthous)

Hapter (plural = haptera)

Haustorium (plural = haustoria)

Helobial endosperm

Hemi-legumbre (hemilegumbre)

Hemi-legume (hemilegume)

Hemiepífita primaria

Hemiepífita secundaria

Herbarium (plural = herbaria)

Herbivory (herbivorous)

Herkogamy (herkogamous)

Heteranthery (adj. = heterantherous)

Heteranthery (adj. = heterantherous)

Heteranthery (heterantherous)

Heterochlamydeous

Heteromorphic stamens

Heterophylly (heterophyllous)

Heterospory (heterosporous)

Heterostyly (heterostylous)

Heterótrofa, heterotrófica

Heterotroph (heterotrophic)

Higher order leaf venation

Higher order venation

Hirsute (diminutive = hirtellous)

Hispid (diminutive = hispidulose)

Hoja imparipinnada

Hoja paripinnada

Hoja unifoliolada

Homoecy (adj. = homoecious)

Homoecy (homoecious)

Homospory (homosporous)

Hybrid (hybridization)

Hypha (plural = hyphae)

Hypocrateriform

Hypogeal germination

Hypogeous fruits

Hypogynous bristle

Hypogynous ovary

Hypopeltate anther

Icthyochory (icthyochorous)

Imbricate-contorted aestivation

Imparipinnate leaf

Imperfect flower

Incomplete flower

Indehiscent fruit

Indeterminate inflorescence

Index Herbariorum

Indusium (plural = indusia)

Indusium false (plural = indusia false)

Inflorescencia axilar

Inflorescencia cauliflora

Inflorescencia caulina, caulinar

Inflorescencia determinada

Inflorescencia ramiflora

Inflorescencia suprafoliar

Infra adjacent secondary vein

Infracalycine zone

Infracalycine zone rounded

Infracalycine zone tapered

Infracalycine zone truncate

Infrafoliar inflorescence

Infraspecific variation

Inner integument extruded

International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)

Interpetiolar glands

Intersecondary vein

Intersecondary vein

Interseminal sinuses

Interspecific variation

Intramarginal vein

Intrastaminal disc

Intravaginal squamules

Intruded placenta

Involucre (diminutive = involucel)

Irregular flower

Isocotylar cotyledons

Isódroma, isódromo

Iteropary (iteroparic or iteroparous)

Jardín de hormigas

Jugum (plural = juga)

Keystone species

Laminar placentation

Laminate (laminated)

Lateral leaflet

Leaf apex acuminate

Leaf apex acute

Leaf apex attenuate

Leaf apex emarginate

Leaf apex mucronate

Leaf apex obtuse

Leaf apex retuse

Leaf apex rounded

Leaf apex truncate

Leaf asymmetrical

Leaf base acute

Leaf base asymmetric

Leaf base cordate

Leaf base cuneate

Leaf base decurrent

Leaf base lobate (lobed)

Leaf base obtuse

Leaf base rounded

Leaf base sagittate

Leaf base truncate

Leaf margin crenate

Leaf margin dentate

Leaf margin doubly serrate

Leaf margin entire

Leaf margin erose

Leaf margin lobed

Leaf margin serrate

Leaf symmetrical

Leaf venation acrodromous

Leaf venation actinodromous

Leaf venation basal acrodromous

Leaf venation basal actinodromous

Leaf venation brochidodromous

Leaf venation brochidodromous

Leaf venation brochidodromous festooned

Leaf venation camptodromous

Leaf venation camptodromous

Leaf venation campylodromous

Leaf venation cladodromous

Leaf venation eucamptodromous

Leaf venation eucamptodromous

Leaf venation flabellate

Leaf venation hyphodromous

Leaf venation imperfect acrodromous

Leaf venation mixed craspedodromous

Leaf venation perfect acrodromous

Leaf venation reticulodromous

Leaf venation simple craspedodromous

Leaf venation suprabasal acrodromous

Leaf venation suprabasal actinodromous

Leaflets alternate

Leaflets opposite

Lenticel (adj. = lenticellate)

Leptocaul (leptocaulous)

Lignin (ligneous)

Lígula enrollada

Lígula no enrollada

Ligulate capitulum (head)

Ligulate flower

Ligule not coiled

Ligule undulate

Ligule: Couroupita nicaraguarensis-Type

Line of opercular dehiscence

Linguliform, ligulate

Liverwort life cycle

lobe (lobed, lobate)

Lóbulo corolino

Lóbulo de la corola

Lóbulo del cáliz

Locellus (plural = locelli)

Locular (loculate)

Locule orientation

Locule orientation horizontal

Locule orientation oblique

Locule orientation vertical

Locule width at apex

Locule width at middle

Locule width throughout

Locule with intermediate

Loculicidal capsule

Longitudinal anther dehiscence

Longitudinal section

Longitudinal section

Lower/upper septum

Lower/upper septum articulation

Macropodial embryo

Macula (maculate)

Macula (pl. = maculae, adj. = maculate)

Malpighiaceous trichomes

Marginal leaf vein

Marginal placentation

Marginicidal dehiscence

Mata Atlântica

Medial longitudinal section

Megagametophyte

Megasporangium (plural = megasporangia)

Membranácea, membranáceo

Metabolismo ácido de las Crassulaceae

Mico-heterótrofa, mico-heterotrófica

Microgametophyte

Microsporangium (plural = microsporangia)

Microsporophyll

Midrib plane adaxially

Midrib square abaxially

Modified steady state phenology

Monocarpy (monocarpic or monocarpous)

Monochlamydeous

Monocliny (monoclinous)

Monocotyledon (monocot)

Monoecy (monoecious)

Monopodial growth

Monosulcate pollen

Monosymmetric flower

Moss life cycle

Mucilage ducts (= mucilaginous ducts)

Mucro (mucronate)

Muellerian bodies (also spelled Müllerian bodies)

Multiple big bang phenology

Mycelium (plural = mycelia)

Mycoheterotroph (adj.= mycoheterotrophic)

Mycoheterotroph (mycoheterotrophic)

Mycorrhiza (plural = mycorrhizae)

Myrcioid embryo

Myristicaceous branching

Myxodiaspory (myxodiasporic)

Narrowly elliptic

Narrowly oblanceolate

Narrowly oblong

Narrowly obovate

Navicular, naviculiform

Nectariferous disc

Nectario extrafloral

Nectary (pl. = nectaries)

Neotropics (adj.= neotropical)

Nervadura broquidódroma

Nervadura eucamptódroma

Nervadura, venación

Nervio colector

Nervio intersecundario, nervios intersecundarios

Nervio intramarginal, nervios intramarginales

Nervio lateral, nervios laterales

Nervio primario

Nervio principal

Nervio secundario, nervios secundarios

Nervio terciario, nervios terciarios

Nervios palmeados

Nervios paralelos

Nervios reticulados

Nervios secundarios

New combination (= combination novum.)

Non-cylindrical fruit

Non-cylindrical fruit

Nuclear endosperm

Nutritional mode

Obdiplostemony (obdiplostemonous)

Obliquely zygomorphic

Obturamenta (singular = obturamentum)

Odd-pinnate leaf

Opercular opening

Operculum (plural = opercula)

Opposite leaves

Outer bark laminated

Outer bark smooth

Outer bark thick

Outer bark thin

Ovario epígino

Ovario hipógino

Ovario inferior

Ovario perígino

Ovario subsuperior

Ovario superior

Ovary cross-section

Ovary half-inferior

Ovary summit obconical

Ovary summit plateau-like

Ovary summit truncate

Ovary summit umbonate

Ovule anatropous

Ovule campylotropous

Ovule horientation oblique

Ovule insertion

Ovule orientation

Ovule orientation horizontal

Ovule orientation oblique

Ovule orientation pendulous

Ovule orthotropous

Ovule unitegmic

Ovules anatropous

Ovules bitegmic

Ovules horizontally oriented

Ovules obliquely oriented downward

Ovules obliquely oriented upward

Ovules pendulous

Ovules tenuinucellate

Ovules tenuinucellate

Paleate (paleaceous)

Palinactinodromous

Palisade mesophyll

Palmately veined

Papilionaceous corolla

Papilla (plural = papillae, adj. = papillate)

Papilla (plural = papillae; adj. = papillate)

Papirácea, papiráceo

Paracytic stomata

Paracytic stomata

Parallel venation

Parallelodromous

Parasite (parasitic)

Parietal placentation

Paripinnate leaf

Pedicel (adj. = pedicellate)

Pedicel/hypanthium

Pedicel/hypanthium tapered to articulation

Pedicel/hypanthium truncate at articulation

Peduncular bract

Pelos Combretáceos

Pendent, pendulous

Percurrent growth

Percurrent tertiary venation

Percurrent veins

Perigon (perigoniate)

Perigynous ovary

Período cretáceo, cretácico

Peripheral filaments

Personal equipment

Perula (plural = perulae, adj. = perulate)

Petal apex reflexed

Petiole cross-section

Phanerocotylar cotyledons

Phenotypic plasticity

Photosynthetic bark

Photosynthetic stems

Phyllary (plural = phyllaries)

Phylum (plural = phyla)

Pie de la columna

Pilose (diminutive = pilosulous)

Pinna (plural = pinnae)

Pinnada, pinnaticompuesta

Pinnate (pinnately compound leaves)

Pinnate venation

Pinnately veined

Pistillate flower

Pistillate phase

Pistilo compuesto

Placenta (pl. = placentae)

Placenta (plural = placentae)

Placenta arched

Placenta columnar

Placenta flabellate

Placenta incipient

Placenta laminar

Placenta oblique

Placentación apical

Placentación axilar

Placentación basal

Placental obturator

Placentation basal

Placentation bilamellar

Placentation free-central

Plano-compressed

Plant holder for photography

Plant holders for photography

Plant succesion

Plantas en cojín

Pleionanthy (pleionanthic, pleionanthous)

Pliveined (plinerved)

Polen colporado

Polen diferenciado

Polen para alimento

Polinización cruzada

Polinización zumbadora

Pollen syntricolpate

Pollen syntricolpate

Pollinarium (plural = pollinaria)

Pollination (pollinate}

Pollinator guide

Pollinator reward

Pollinium (plural = pollinia)

Polycarpy (polycarpic or (polycarpous)

Polygamodioecy (polygamodioecious)

Polygamomonoecy (polygamomonoecious)

Polypetalous corolla

Polysymmetric flower

Poricidal anther dehiscence

Poricidal capsule

Poricidal dehiscence

Posterior end of flower

Posterior hood extension

Primary hemiepiphyte

Primary leaflet

Primary venation

Prominent (diminuitive = prominulous)

Prominent (diminutive = prominulous)

Prostoma (plural = prostomata)

Protandry (protandrous)

Prothallus (plural = prothalli)

Protogyny (protogynous)

Pseudanthium (plural = pseudanthia)

Pseudocopulation

Pseudomonomerous

Pseudomonopodial

Pseudostaminodia (singular = pseudostaminodium)

Pseudosyncarpous

Puberulent, puberulous

Pubescence (adjective = pubescent)

Pulvinulus (pl. = pulvinulus, adj. = pulvinate or pulvinulate)

Pulvinus (plural = pulvini)

Punctation (adj. = punctate)

Pustule (adj. pustulate)

Pustule (adj. pustulate)

Pyxidium, pyxidiate

Quaternary vein

Quillada, quillado

Rachis (alt. spelling = rhachis)

Radial thickenings

Radially symmetrical

Radially symmetrical flower

Radially symmetrical pollen

Radiate capitulum (head)

Raiz adventicia, raíces adventicias

Raíz aerea, raíces aéreas

Raíz contráctil, raíces contráctiles

Raíz fúlcrea, raíces fúlcreas

Ramiflorous inflorescence

Ramiflorous inflorescence

Ramita, ramilla

Receptacular throat

Receptacular tube

Receptive stigma

Reproducción asexual

Reproductive biology

Reticulate tertiary venation

Reticulate venation

Retinaculum (plural = retincula)

Rhipidium (plural = rhipidia)

Ring nectary (= nectary ring-like)

Rostellum (plural = rostella)

Rufous (rufescent)

Rugose (diminutive = rugulose)

Rugose hypanthium

Ruminate endosperm

Running buttress

Sarcopachytesta

Savanna (also spelled savannah)

Scape (scapose)

Scatter-hoarding

Scientific name

Sección cruzada

Sección longitudinal

Sección medial

Sección transversal

Secondarily indehiscent fruit

Secondary growth

Secondary hemiepiphyte

Secondary leaflet

Secondary pollen presentation

Secondary pollen presentation

Secondary rachis

Secondary vegetation

Secondary vein decurrent

Secondary venation

Seed coat (= testa)

Seed coat (= testa)

Seed germination lateral

Seed germination terminal

Seed wing circumferential

Seed wing unilateral

Self-compatible

Self-incompatible

Self-pollination

Semelpary (semelparic or semelparous)

Semilla alada en circunferencia

Semilla unilateralmente alada

Septal arms present

Septal arms vestigial

Septal unit anchor-shaped

Septal unit arrowhead-shaped

Septal unit double bit axe-shaped

Septal unit head

Septal unit head extension

Septal unit spear-shaped

Septal unit stalk

Septicidal capsule

Septifragal capsule

Septum (pl. = septa)

Septum (plural = septa)

Serrada, serrado (diminutivo = serrulada, serrulado)

Serrate (diminutive = serrulate)

Seta (plural = setae)

Simetría bilateral

Simetría radial

Smooth hypanthium

Solitary flower (inflorescence)

Sorus (plural = sori)

sp. (plural = spp.)

Spadix (plural = spadices)

Spatulate (spathulate)

Species (both singular and plural)

Species epithet

Species Plantarum

Spirodistichous

Spiromonostichous

Spongy mesophyll

Sporangium (plural = sporangia)

Squama (pl. = squamae, diminutive = squamella, adj. = squamate)

Squama (plural = squamae, diminutive = squamella, adjective = squamate)

Squamella (plural = squamellae)

Srobilus (plural = strobili)

Stalked vestigial stamens

Staminal rim oblique

Staminal ring lip

Staminal ring prolongation

Staminal tube extension

Staminal tube lower chamber

Staminal tube rim

Staminal tube upper chamber

Staminal tube zygomorphic

Staminate flower

Staminate phase

Staminodes geniculate.

Steady state phenology

Stigma convoluted

Stigma punctiform

Stigma surface lepidote

Stigma surface pubescent

Stipe (stipitate)

Stipel (stipellate)

Stipule persistence

Stolon (stoloniferous)

Stomate (pl. = stomates) (= stoma sing. and stomata pl.)

Stomate (plural = stomates) (= stoma and stomata)

Striation (striate)

Strigose (diminutive = strigulose)

Style geniculate

Subsidiary cells

Subsidiary cells

Subspecies (abbreviated subsp. or ssp.)

Subsuperior ovary

Suffrutex (plural = suffrutices)

Sulcate hypanthium

Sulcus (plural = sulci)

Supra adjacent secondary vein

Supracalycine zone

Supracalycine zone erect

Supracalycine zone tapered

Suprafoliar inflorescence

Suprafoliar inflorescence

Syconium (plural = syconia)

Symbiosis (symbiotic)

Symmetric flower

Sympetalous corolla

Sympodial growth

Synandrium (plural = synandria)

Synandroidium (plural = synandroidia)

Synandry (synandrous)

Syngynesious anthers

Synonym (adj. = synonymous)

Synsepalous calyx

Taxon (plural = taxa)

Tendril at right angle

Tendril axillary

Tendril leaf opposed

Tenuinucelada, tenuinucelado

Terminal inflorescence

Terminal leaflet

Tertiary venation

Thallus (adj. = thalloid)

Theca (plural = thecae)

Tomentose (diminutive = tomentellous)

Translator (=translator arm)

Transverse section

Transverse section

Trap line pollination

Trepadora herbácea

Trichilium (plural = trichilia)

Trichomes in axillary tufts

Tricomas Malpighiáceos

Trimonoecy (trimonoecious)

Trinucleate pollen

Tripinnately compound leaf

Tristyly (tristylous)

Truncate fruit base

Trunk buttressed

Trunk cylindrical

Tuberculate hypanthium

Tubo de la corola

Tubo del cáliz

Tunic (tunicate)

Unbranched inflorescence

Understory tree

Understory tree

Undulation (adj. = undulate)

Unguiculada, unguiculado

Unicate collection

Unifoliolate leaf

Unilaterally winged seed

Uniseriate perianth

Unisexual flower

Unitegmic ovule

Urticaceous stamens

Urticating trichomes

Valvate (adjj.)

Variegated leaves

Variety (abbreviation = var.)

Vascular bundle

Vegetative reproduction

Versatile anther

Very narrowly elliptic

Very widely oblong

Very widely obovate

Very widely ovate

Vestigial stamen

Vestigial stamen nectaries

Vestigial stamens

Vestigial stamens external

Vestigial stamens external

Vestigial stamens internal

Vitta (plural = vittae)

Vivipary (viviparous)

Water dispersal

Widely elliptic

Wind pollination

Witch’s broom

Wood cross section

Wood radial section

Wood tangential section

Xenogamy (Xenogamous)

Xylopodium (plural = xylopodia)

Zarcillo uña de gato

Zygomorphic flower