Capitulum (plural = capitula)

• Title

  Capitulum (plural = capitula)

• Definition

  A dense inflorescence of sessile flowers on a dilated receptacle or in a (sub) globose or head-like form; for example, the inflorescences of Asteraceae, some Cyperaceae, Laminaceae, and Rubiaceae.

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