Alate

• Title

  Alate

• Definition

  Refers to a band of tissue running the length of a structure; = winged.

• Notes

  In the Lecythidaceae, alate is used to refer to the winged stem of Eschweilera alata and the the winged fruits of some species of Gustavia, e.g., G. brachycarpa.

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