Androecial hood flat

• Title

  Androecial hood flat

• Definition

  The androecial hood is not curved or coiled inward at all

• Notes

  Flat androecial hoods are thin (e.g., Lecythis idatimon and L. pisonis) or thickened (e.g., Lecythis corrugata and species of Corythophora)

• Related Terms

  Androecial hood appendages swept inward

  Androecial hood once-coiled

  Androecial hood double-coiled

  Androecial hood triple-coiled

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