Filaments terete

• Title

  Filaments terete

• Definition

  Filaments with cross sections circular in outline.

• Notes

  Most species of Lecythidaceae have terete filaments, although clavate and tapered filament shapes have different sized cross sections with those at the base always smaller in diameter than those just below the apex. The exceptions are species of Grias and Gustavia which have angular filaments.

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