Stipule

Creator(s): X. Cornejo

Description: Close-up of stipules of Luehea seemannii based on R. Aguilar 10085 from the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Rights: Rights reside with creator, otherwise property of NYBG.

  • Title

    Stipule

  • Definition

    A reduced leaflike or bractlike appendage, either solitary or paired, inserted at the base of the petiole and variable in morphology.

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