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Barbada, barbado (diminutivo = barbulada, barbulado) Que posee barba o una agrupación o un mechón de pelos.
Barbate (diminutive = barbellate) Bearded or tufted with hairs. Barbate (diminutive = barbellate)
Barbed Bearded or tufted with hairs, e.g., the lower petal lobe of Tabebuia barbata.
Bark All tissue of the trunk and branches external to the vascular cambium. Bark
Bark The tissue of the trunk and branches external to the vascular cambium. Bark
Bark fissured Bark with distinct longitudinal grooves. Bark fissured
Bark not fissured A bark that does not have conspicuous vertically oriented fissures. Bark not fissured
Bark rough Bark without fissures and scallops yet with very shallow irregular cracs and often shedding small pieces of bark. Bark rough
Bark scalloped A bark that peels in irregular plates that leave conspicuous depressions. Bark scalloped
Bark slightly fissured Bark with vertical fissures that are less than 5 mm deep. Bark slightly fissured
Bark smooth A bark without fissures, scallops, or roughness. Bark smooth
Basal Toward the base. Opposite of apical. Same as proximal. Basal
Basal aril An aril located at the base of the seed. Basal aril
Basal placentation A type of placentation in which the ovules arise from the base of the locule. Basal placentation
Basal rosette Referring to an arrangement of leaves radiating from the base of the stem and usually placed close to the ground. Basal rosette
Basal stoppers Valves in the woody pericarp of Parinari (Chrysobalanaceae) that allow for the escape of the seedling. Same as obturamenta.
Basal-lateral aril An aril starting at the base and extending part way up the side of the seed. Basal-lateral aril
Base The bottom or proximal end of a structure such as a stem, leaf blade or flower.
Base Fondo o parte inferior de una estructura tal como un tallo, lámina de las hojas, o una flor.
Basidiomiceto Tipo de hongo que produce esporas en estructuras con forma de trebol denominados basidios. Muchos basidiomicetos forman asociaciones micorríticas con las plantas con flores.
Basidiomycetes A type of fungus that produces its spores on club-shaped structures called basidia, including some of the more conspicuous fungi such as mushrooms, bracket fungi, and puffballs. Many basidiomycetes form mycorrhizal association with flowering plants. Basidiomycetes
Basifija Unida por o en la base. Por ejemplo, las anteras de muchas plantas.
Basifixed Attached at the bottom or the base; e.g., the anthers of many plants. Basifixed
Basipétala, basipétalo Que se desarrolla desde el ápice hacia la base. Este término es opuesto a acropétala.
Basipetalous Developing from the apex toward the base. Opposite of acropetalous.
Basiscopic Facing or directed toward the base. Opposite of acroscopic.
Basiscópica, basiscópico Orientada hacia la base. Opuesto a acroscópica.
Basitonic Referring to a type of branching in which the shoots nearest the base of the stem show the greatest development, as in the inflorescences of Hydrangeaceae.
Bat dispersal Referring to diaspores that are carried away from the mother plant by bats. Most bat-dispersed seeds dispersed by bats have either berry-like fruits or fruits with the seeds provided with a fleshy associated structure such as an aril. A few other species have the fruits surrounded by a fleshy perianth (e.g., the diaspores of species of Cecropia). Same as chiropterochory. Bat dispersal
Bat-pollination Same as chiropterophily. Bat-pollination
Baya Fruto carnoso y jugoso que contiene desde varias hasta muchas semillas. Ver abayada.
Beak A narrow or prolonged tip; often used to describe the apices of fruits or seeds.
Bearded Referreing to a plant that has a tuft of hairs, usually on the lower petal.
Berry A usually soft, fleshy or juicy, multiseeded, indehiscent fruit (e.g., Solanum spp., Solanaceae). Berry
Bi- A prefix meaning “two.” Bi-
Bi- Prefijo que significa dos.
Bianual Ver bienal.
Bienal Planta que completa su ciclo de vida aproximadamente en dos años.
Biennial A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons. Compare with annual and perennial. Biennial
Bifacial Referring to an organ with the opposite surfaces differing in color, texture, or structure; e.g., the anthers of Gronoviaceae, or to a leaf with two different types of tissue on each side, as observed in a transverse section.
Bifacial Se refiere a un órgano con las caras opuestas que difieren en color, textura o estructura. Por ejemplo, las anteras de las Gronoviaceae, o a una hoja con dos diferentes tipos de tejidos en cada lado que se observan en secciones transversales.
Bifarious Arranged in two vertical rows, such as ovules in an ovary or seeds in a fruit.
Bifid Cleft into two often more-or-less acute lobes at the apex; for example, the apex of a leaf of Cyclanthus bipartitus. Bifid
Bífida, bifido Se refiere al ápice de una hoja u otra estructura similar, cuando está dividida en dos lóbulos más o menos agudos en la porción distal; por ejemplo, el ápice de las hojas de Cyclanthus bipartitus (Cyclanthaceae)
Bifoliolada, bifoliolado Es una hoja compuesta por dos hojuelas o segmentos.
Bifoliolate Referring to a compound leaf with two leaflets.
Bifurcada, bifurcado Estructura que se divide en dos partes iguales hacia el ápice, en forma de una "Y".
Bifurcate Splitting into two equal parts at the apex; forked. Bifurcate
Bifurcate Once-branched; for example the style of most species of Asteraceae have bifurcate styles. Same as bifid. Bifurcate
Big bang phenology A flowering strategy in which a plant produces very large numbers of flowers for a very short period of time. See multiple bang and steady state phenology. Big bang phenology
Bilabiada, bilabiado Estructura que posee dos labios. Usualmente se refiere a los cálices y corolas zigomorfas, como las de las Lamiaceae.
Bilabiate Two-lipped, usually referring to zygomorphic calyces and corollas such as those found in the Lamiaceae.
Bilabiate capitulum (head) Inflorescence of Asteraceae with at least some bilabiate flowers. Restricted to tribe Mutisieae.
Bilaterally symmetric Capable of being divided only into two equal parts; a structure (e.g., a flower) in which a line drawn through the middle will produce a mirror image of one side of the line to the other side of the line. Opposite of actinomorphic; same as bilaterally symmetrical and irregular.
Bilaterally symmetrical flower A flower capable of being divided into only two equal parts (mirror images) by a line passing through the middle of a flower, i.e., other lines passing the middle of the flower will not give mirror images of one another; same as zygomorphic, monosymmetric, and irregular flowers and opposite of actinomorphic, monosymmetric, radially symmetrical, and regular flowers. This term can refer to other plant parts as well. Bilaterally symmetrical flower
Bilocular Having two locules. Bilocular
Binomial nomenclature A system used to name plants devised by Linnaeus in 1753 in his Systema Plantarum in which a two-parted name is given to a species of plant, i.e., the genus and the species. For example, Lecythis ollaria L. is a binomial name assigned by Linnaeus to this species. Binomial nomenclature
Binucleate pollen Referring to pollen grains that have two nuclei when shed from the anthers. Compare with trinucleate pollen.
Biofilm A thin layer of living tissue found between a plant body and the substrate.
Biota The totality of organisms found in a given environment. Biota
Bipartite Split into two parts.
Bipinnada Dos veces pinnada; por ejemplo, las hojas de muchas especies de Fabaceae-Mimosoideae. Ver pinnada Bipinnada
Bipinnate, bipinnately compound Twice-pinnate; e.g., leaves of many species of Fabaceae-Mimosaceae. See pinnate. Bipinnate, bipinnately compound
Biseriado Se aplica a un perianto que posee dos verticilos, como cuando una flor posee cáliz y corola. Comparar con uniseriado.
Biseriate Composed of two whorls or rows; e.g., a perianth with both calyx and corolla or a hair with two rows of cells. Compare with uniseriate.
Biseriate perianth Referring to a perianth with two whorls or rows; i. e. with both calyx and corolla. Compare with uniseriate. Biseriate perianth
Bisexual flower Referring to a flower with a functional androecium and a functional gynoecium. Same as perfect. Bisexual flower
Bitégmico Se refiere a los óvulos con dos integumentos.
Biternado Dos veces ternado, en grupos de tres. Por ejemplo, las hojas de algunas especies de Serjania (Sapindaceae).
Biternate Twice ternate, in two groups of three each; e.g., the leaves of some species of Serjania (Sapindaceae).
Bladder A thin-walled, inflated, small sac found in species of Utricularia. The function of these sacs is to capture very small organisms, such as mosquito larvae, which are decomposed and the nutrients (e.g., nitrogen) released are then assimilated by the plant. Bladder
Bladder-like Sac-like, inflated structures that surrounds seeds some structure, e.g., the fruits of plants such as Staphylea trifolia. Bladder-like
Blade The expanded part of the leaf supported by the petiole Blade
Blade The expanded portion of a leaf or other structure such as a petal; when it is a leaf the stalkt is called the petiole and when it is a petal the narrowed part is the claw. Same as lamina. Blade
Blaze A slanted cut through the bark that reveals charcters useful in field identification of trees. Blaze