Petiole

• Title

  Petiole

• Definition

  The stalk of the leaf blade. The petiole and blade together equal the leaf

• Notes

  In neotropical Lecythidaceae the petiole varies in length among species and may also vary in petiole cross-section and petiole vascularization but the latter two characters have not yet been studied.

• Related Terms

  Blade

• Broader Terms

  Leaf

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