Smooth hypanthium

• Title

  Smooth hypanthium

• Definition

  A hypanthium that does not have furrows or conspicuous outgrowths.

• Notes

  In the Lecythidaceae, a hypanthium that is not rugose (corrugate), tuberculate, or sulcate.

• Related Terms

  Rugose hypanthium

  Tuberculate hypanthium

  Sulcate hypanthium

• Broader Terms

  Hypanthium

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