Bract

• Title

  Bract

• Definition

  A reduced and frequently otherwise differentiated leaf that is often associated with inflorescences and subtends the pedicels of flowers.

• Notes

  In Lecythidaceae, bract refers to the very reduced, often scale-like, modified leaf at the base of the pedicel. In species of Gustavia sect. Grandibracteata the bracts are bigger than they are in other species of Lecythidaceae.

• Related Terms

  Bracteole (adj. = bracteolate)

• Broader Terms

  Inflorescence

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