Lenticel

• Title

  Lenticel

• Definition

  A spongy area in the bark of roots, trunks, and stems and the pericarp of fruits that allows the interchange of gases. Lenticels are the equivalent of stomates in leaves.

• Notes

  In the Lecythidaceae, lenticels are found on the bark, stems, and fruits of many species. They can provide characters that separate species and can suggest relationships among species.

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