Indusium (plural = indusia)

• Title

  Indusium (plural = indusia)

• Definition

  Usually referring to the protective covering of the sporangia of some ferns, but sometimes used to refer to other structures; e.g., the stylar outgrowth of species of Goodeniaceae.

• Related Terms

  Indusium false (plural = indusia false)

  Pinnule

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