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Palmately veined
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Referring to leaf venation in which the main veins of the blade radiate from a common point near the base. |
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Palmatinervia
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Se refiere a la disposición radial de los nervios que nacen desde un punto común en la base de una hoja |
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Palmatisect
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Digitately divided; arranged like the fingers of a human hand. |
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Pampas
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A Spanish term referring to grass-dominated plains, especially those found in eastern Argentina. |
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pandurate
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Fiddle-shaped. |
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Panicle
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A compound raceme in which the primary branches are racemose, which, in turn, give rise to secondary and sometimes higher order racemose branches. |
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Pantanal
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A tropical wetland and the world's largest wetland of any kind. It lies mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul but extends into Mato Grosso as well as into parts of Bolivia and Paraguay |
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Papilionaceous corolla
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The zygomorphic corolla of most species of papilionoid legumes. |
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Papilionoid
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Referring to flowers similar to those of Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae; e.g., those of the Polygalaceae. |
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Papilla (plural = papillae, adj. = papillate)
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Small projections that are often found on leaf blade surfaces. Papillae usually represent modifications of the cuticle. |
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Papilla (plural = papillae; adj. = papillate)
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Referring to an abaxial leaf blade surface or a stigma that bears minute protuberances that appear to be outgrowths of the cuticle of the leaf blade or of the stigma. |
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Papillae
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Minute, rounded protuberances that may cover a surface, e.g., the abaxial leaf blade surfaceae. |
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Papirácea, papiráceo
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Con textura de papel. Equivalente a foliácea. |
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Papo, pappus
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Un cáliz modificado, con pelos, escamas o espinas, característico de muchas Asteraceae. Sinónimo de vilano. |
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Pappus
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A modified calyx of hairs, scales, or bristles typical of many Asteraceae. |
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Papyraceous
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Papery. |
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Paquicaule
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Forma de crecimiento en la que el árbol no posee ramificaciones (monocaule) o es apenas ramificado, los tallos son gruesos y las hojas son muy grandes |
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Paracytic stomata
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Referring to a stomatal type in which the two subsidiary cells are parallel to the long axis of the guard cells. The brachyparacytic type is the same as the paracytic type. |
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Paracytic stomata
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Referring to a stomatal type in which the two subsidiary cells are parallel to the long axis of the guard cells. The brachyparacytic type is the same as the paracytic type. |
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Parallel venation
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Generally applied to secondary or higher-order veins that are parallel to each other and to the margins of the leaf, sepal, or petal in which they occur but in monocots they are often numerous primary veins of the same size. |
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Parallelodromous
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Referring to a leaf venation in which there are multiple parallel primary veins that originate at the leaf blade base and converge toward the leaf blade apex. Mostly restricted to monocotyledons. See Ellis et al. 2009 for more detailed descriptions of leaf characters. |
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Páramo
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A Spanish term referring to a high-elevation, humid, Andean vegetation ranging from Venezuela to northern Peru. |
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Paraphyletic
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A taxonomic group encompassing some but not all of the descendants of its most recent common ancestor. |
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Parásita
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Se dice de un organismo que obtiene los nutrientes de un hospedante; por ejemplo, Helosis cayennensis (Balanophoraceae) |
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Parasite (parasitic)
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An organism that obtains its nutrition entirely (e.g., Helosis cayennensis) or partly (e.g., Loranthaceae) from other plants. |
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