Cotyledons leaf-like (= cotyledons foliaceous)

• Title

  Cotyledons leaf-like (= cotyledons foliaceous)

• Definition

  Cotyledons that look like leaves but differ in their opposite instead of alternate attachment.

• Notes

  In the Lecythidaceae, leaf-like cotyledons are only found in species of Cariniana, Couratari, and Couroupita.

• Related Terms

  Cotyledons

  Cotyledons fleshy, irregular (= cotyledons plano-convex)

  Cotyledons bowed

  Cotyledons absent (= embryo macropodial)

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