Suprafoliar
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Title
Suprafoliar
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Definition
Referring to a structure that arises above the leaves
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Notes
In Lecythidaceae, this term usually refers to inflorescences that appear above the leaves. Those species with inflorescences in the leaf axils are called axillary. See suprafoliar and axillary inflorescences.
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