Ligule not coiled
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Ligule not coiled
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Definition
Referring to a ligule of Lecythidaceae that does not make a full coil inward. On the Osa Peninsula only Lecythis mesophylla is known to have this type of ligule. It does, however, have vestigial stamens that are swept inward but they do not form a complete coils as found in species of Eschweilera and Couratari. In L. mesophylla, the hood is the part of the ligule that possesses vestigial stamens.
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