Epicotyl

  • Title

    Epicotyl

  • Definition

    That part of the main axis of an embryo or the young stem of a seedling located above the point of attachment of the cotyledons. The epicotyl gives rise to the leaves, the first of which are called eophylls.

  • Notes

    The macropodial embryos of species of the genera Bertholletia, Corythophora, Eschweilera, Grias, Lecythis are nondescript areas on a axis that are not differeniated (= macropodial embryos) so it is difficult to determine where a epicotyl begins or ends.

  • Related Terms

    Septal unit spear-shaped

    Hypocotyl

    Embryo macropodial (= cotyledons absent)

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