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Flying buttress Buttress of a tree trunk that is elevated above the ground. Compare with plank buttress and running buttress. Flying buttress
Fodder pollen Pollen that does not germinate and serves as a pollinator reward. This has been demonstrated in Couroupita guianensis and Lecythis pisonis (Mori et al., 1980) and is hypothesized for other species that appear to have staminodes on the inside of a flat hood or in stamens on the ligular side of the staminal ring. Fodder pollen
Fodder pollen Pollen that does not germinate and serves as a pollinator reward. This has been demonstrated in Couroupita guianensis and Lecythis pisonis (Mori et al., 1980) and is hypothesized for other species that appear to have staminodes on the inside of a flat hood or in stamens on the ligular side of the staminal ring. Fodder pollen
Foliaceous Leaflike; often used to describe cotyledons. Foliaceous
Foliolate With leaflets; e.g., 3-foliolate or trifoliolate is a leaf with three leaflets. Foliolate
Follicle A dry or somewhat fleshy or leathery, dehiscent fruit formed from a single carpel and opening along a ventral suture; e.g., the fruit of Apocynaceae subfamily Asclepiadoideae. Follicle
Forb Any non-woody flowering plant that is not a grass, sedge, or rush Forb
Forb A herbaceous flowering plant that is not graminoid (grasses, sedges and rushes). Forb
Formicarium (plural = formicaria) An ant domatium which is usually a swollen chamber associated with the petioles (e.g., species of Hirtella and Tococoa) or a hollow stem (e.g., Tachigali and Cecropia). Formicarium (plural = formicaria)
Fornicate Arched. Same as recurved. Fornicate
French spikes (= griffes or grimpettes in French) Two iron spikes in the form of a half circle with three spikes at the apex and three spikes opposite a small platform that the collector stands on. These spikes are made by Lacoste et fils (12 av. Pasteur, 24160 Excideuil, France) and can be purchased through their web site at www.lacoste-outillage.com. For more information about plant collecting see Tropical Plant Collecting: From the Filed to the Internet. This book can be purchased at: http://tecceditora.com/ or Amazon.com. French spikes (= griffes or grimpettes in French)
Friable Brittle; e.g., the bark of Chrysobalanaceae, which breaks into many small pieces when cut with a machete. Friable
Frond Rerring to the leaves of ferns and the most conspicuous part of the sporophyte generation of this group of plants.. Frond
Frugivore An animal that eats fruit. Frugivore
Fruit oxidizes bluish-green When the fruit is bruised, the color at the point of the bruise turns bluish-green. Fruit oxidizes bluish-green
Fruit white lenticellate A pericarp with the outer surface with scattered white dots. Fruit white lenticellate
Fruto apocárpico Es un fruto compuesto que tiene los carpelos separados, independientes; procede de un gineceo apocárpico Fruto apocárpico
Fruto sincárpico Es un fruto compuesto que tiene los carpelos connados; procede de un gineceo sincárpico Fruto sincárpico
Fugacious Falling off early. Same as caducous. Fugacious
Functionally indehiscent fruit A circumscissile fruit that opens via an operculum (lid) but the seeds are trapped inside because the size of the opening is smaller than the size of the seeds. Functionally indehiscent fruit
Funicle The cord that attaches the ovule and subsequently the seed to the fruit wall. Funicle
Funicle (funiculus) The cord that attaches the ovule and subsequently the seed to the fruit wall. Funicle (funiculus)
Funículo Es la estructura filamentosa que conecta al óvulo con el ovario y subsecuentemente a la semilla con la pared del fruto Funículo
Funneliform Usually referring to a corolla in the shape of a funnel but can also be applied to other structures with a similar shape. Funneliform
Fused (fusion) Referring to similar structures fused to each other, such as the petals of a sympetalous corolla. Same as connate. Compare with adnate and connivent. Fused (fusion)