Leaf venation eucamptodromous
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Title
Leaf venation eucamptodromous
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Definition
Secondaries upturned and gradually diminishing apically inside the margin but not connecting to the secondary above it. Based on (Hickey, 1973. For more information about leaf venation see Ellis et al. (2009).
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Notes
Neotropical Lecythidaceae usually have a combination of eucamptodromous and brochidodromous and venation with the former occurring more proximally than the latter. Sometimes one or the other type predominates.
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