Suprafoliar

  • Title

    Suprafoliar

  • Definition

    Referring to a structure that arises above the leaves

  • 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.

  • Related Terms

    Infrafoliar

    Axillary

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