Androecial hood flat, thin
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Title
Androecial hood flat, thin
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Definition
The androecial hood is not curved or coiled inward and it is not thickened as viewed in a medial longitudinal section.
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Notes
In the Lecythidaceae, the best examples of flat and thin androecial hoods are found in the sapucaia and L. idatimon groups of Lecythis. There are a number of different types of flat and thin androecial hoods in the Lecythidaceae (see related terms).
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Related Terms
Androecial hood: Lecythis persistens subsp. persistens-type
Androecial hood: Lecythis pisonis-type
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