Cataphyll

• Title

  Cataphyll

• Definition

  Scale-like bract inserted toward the base of a newly expanded vegetative or reproductive shoot.

• Notes

  In neotropical Lecythidaceae, cataphylls are found under newly formed inflorescences, flushes of vegetative growth, and along the stems of seedlings.

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