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Cimosa
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Parecida a una cima |
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Cimosa, cimoso
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Como una cima. |
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Címula
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Una pequeña cima. |
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Cincinnus (plural = cincinni)
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A type of helicoid cyme, usually characterized by short internodes. |
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Cincino
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Tipo de cima helicoide, usualmente caracterizada por poseer entrenudos cortos. |
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Cinérea, cinéreo
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De color de la ceniza o plomo claro. |
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Cinereous
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Ash-colored or light gray. |
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Cipsela
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Fruto seco indehiscente derivado de un ovario inferior bicarpelar; por ejemplo, en Asteraceae. Es similar a un aquenio, pero difiere por su origen de un ovario inferior. |
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Circinada, circinado
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Enrollada desde el ápice y hacia abajo, como en los brotes nuevos de las hojas de los helechos, pero también característico de algunas inflorescencias. Por ejemplo en Plumbaginaceae y Boraginaceae. |
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Circinate (circinotropous)
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Coiled from the tip downward, as in the fiddlehead of a fern, but also characteristic of some inflorescences; e.g., in Plumbaginaceae or Boraginaceae. |
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Circular
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A plane shape round in outline. |
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Circular
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Una forma plana cuya periferia es redonda. |
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Circum-
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A prefix meaning around, e.g., see circumboreal. |
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Circum-
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Prefijo que significa alrededor. Por ejemplo ver circumboreal. |
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Circumaustral
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Referring to a plant or animal distributed around the high latitudes of the southern hemisphere. |
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Circumaustral
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Se refiere a una planta o animal distribuido a lo largo de elevadas latitudes del hemisferio sur. |
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Circumboreal
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Referring to the distribution of a plant or animal that is found throughout the boreal region, i.e., the northern regions of Eurasia and North America. |
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Circumboreal
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Se refiere a la distribución de una planta o animal que se encuentra a lo largo de la región boreal. Por ejemplo, en las regiones del norte de Eurasia y Norteamerica, |
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Circumferentially winged seed
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A wing completely surrounding the circumference of the seed. |
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Circumscissile capsule
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Dehiscing via a line around a fruit with the top usually falling off like the lid of a jar. |
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Circumscissile capsule
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Referring to a fruit that opens by an operculum. |
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Circumsessile
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Dehiscente a lo largo de una línea alrededor del fruto, cuya valva se desprende como la tapa de un frasco. Por ejemplo, en los frutos de muchas Lecythidaceae. |
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Cirrhose (= cirrose)
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Resembling a tendril. |
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Cirro
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Extensión del ráquis de una hoja con forma de un látigo delgado que está armado con espinas reflexas para ayudar a trepar. Por ejemplo, en las especies de Desmoncus (Arecaceae). |
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Cirrosa, cirroso
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Parecido a un zarcillo. |
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Cirrus
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A whiplike extension of the leaf rachis that is armed with reflexed spines and aids in climbing; e.g., in species of Desmoncus (Arecaceae). |
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Cistolito
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Cristal típicamente de Carbonato de Calcio (CaCO3) localizado en las células epidérmicas de la superficie de las hojas de ciertas plantas (e.g., Acanthaceae), y que aparecen como una protuberancia o una raya de color más claro. |
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Clade
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A monophyletic evolutionary line. |
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Clado
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Una línea evolutiva monofilética. |
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Cladode
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A flattened, green, photosynthetic stem; e.g., in some Cactaceae. |
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Cladodio
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Tallo aplanado, verde, fotosintético. Por ejemplo, en las Cactaceae. |
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Clasping
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At least partially enclosing the axis; e.g., the base of a leaf that partially surrounds the stem on which it is borne. Same as amplexicaul. |
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Class
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A unit of classification. A phylum is divided into classes; e.g., the Liliopsida (monocots) and Magnoliopsida (dicots) are the two classes of Magnoliophyta (flowering plants) in the system of Cronquist (1981). |
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Clathrate
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Latticelike in appearance. |
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Clavate
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Club-shaped; e.g., in the Lecythidaceae many of the stamens of zygomorphic-flowered species are clavate. |
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Claviforme
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Con forma de una clava o porra. En las Lecythidaceae, muchos de los estambres de las flores zigomorfas son claviformes |
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Clavuncle
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The expanded distal part of the style, including the stigma, in some species of Apocynaceae. Same as style head. |
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Claw (clawed)
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Referring to a structure, such as a petal, that is abruptly constricted toward the base (having a claw). Same as unguiculate. |
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Cleistógama, cleistogamia
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Se refiere a aquellas flores que no abren y usualmente se autopolinizan. |
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Cleistogamy (cleistogamous)
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Referring to flowers that do not open and usually are self-fertilized. |
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Clinandrium
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In the Orchidaceae, the portion of the column upon which the anther is borne; the columnar tissue surrounding or covering the anther. |
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Clinandro
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Equivalente a androclino. |
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Clipper pole (= plant pruner)
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Clipper poles are used to collect plants from trees, epiphytes, and lianas that are too high to collect from the ground. We prefer aluminum poles because they are lighter than fiber glass and wood poles. In addition, the fiber glass poles tend to split at the bottom of the pole. The clilpper pole cutting head should be as light as possible because it is extremely difficult to manipulate a pole off the vertical if the cutting head is too heavy. In addition, a heavy clipper head tends to bend the poles; thus making them much more difficut to handle. 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. |
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Clon
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Una población de plantas producida por reproducción asexual cuyos individuos poseen la misma composición genetica. |
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Clone
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A population of plants produced by asexual reproduction resulting in individual members with the same genetic composition. |
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Clorofila
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Pigmento verde que se encuentra en las células vegetales, juega un papel esencial en la fotosíntesis. La mayoría de las plantas poseen clorofila, pero en algunas como en las saprófitas la clorofila está ausente |
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Cloud forest
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A mid-elevation vegetation type often covered in clouds. Cloud forest is dominated by low, snarled trees covered with mosses and liverworts. Species of orchids are abundant in this vegetation type and tree ferns are often conspicuous. Depending on local climate, distance from the sea, and isolation from other mountain ranges, cloud forest can be found between 500 and 4000 meters but it is most frequent between 1000 and 2000 meters. |
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Cloud forest
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A mid-elevation vegetation type often covered in clouds. Cloud forest is dominated by trees covered with mosses and liverworts. Species of orchids are abundant in this vegetation type and tree ferns are often conspicuous. Depending on local climate, distance from the sea, and isolation from other mountain ranges, cloud forest can be found between 500 and 4000 meters but it is most frequent between 1000 and 2000 meters. |
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Coccus (plural = cocci)
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One of the parts of a dry fruit that breaks into usually 1-seeded segments; e.g., the fruit of Serjania spp. (Sapindaceae); in the Euphorbiaceae, one of the sections of the wall of a dry dehiscent fruit. |
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Cochleariform
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Concave like a spoon. |
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Cochleate
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Shaped like a snail shell. |
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Cocleada, cocleado
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Con forma de una concha de caracol. |
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Cocleado-ascendente
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Es un tipo de aestivación en las corolas de Acanthaceae, en la que un pétalo que es más grande que los demás cubre a los restantes pétalos en una prefloración. |
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Cocleariforme
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Cóncavo y con una base alargada, como una cuchara. |
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Coeval
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Originating or existing during the same period of time. |
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Coevolución
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Proceso recíproco en el que las adaptaciones de un organismo promueven adaptaciones en otro. Por ejemplo, la antesis nocturna de una flor con forma de copa y el hocico alargado de un murciélago que poliniza a esa flor. |
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Coevolution
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A reciprocal process in which adaptations of one organism promote adaptations in another; e.g., the nocturnal anthesis of a cup-shaped flower and the elongated snout of a bat that pollinates that flower. |
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Coherent
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Coming into contact but not fused; e.g., the anthers of species of Asteraceae and Campanulaceae. Same as connivent. |
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Coherente
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Que están en contacto, pero sin estar fusionados. Por ejemplo, las anteras de las especies de Asteraceae y Campanulaceae. Similar a connivente. |
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Coiled pedicel
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A pedicel that coils like a spring after the fruits start to form, a mechanism found in a few species of plants and functions to bring the fruits closer to the ground, presumably to make it easier for animals to disperse the seeds. |
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Colateral
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Situado de lado. Por ejemplo, los óvulos en un lóculo. |
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Coleoptera
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An order of insects including the beetles and weevils. Species of Coleoptera, can be pollinators and predators of plants. |
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Coleoptera, coleóptero
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Orden de los insectos que incluye a los escarabajos. Los escarabajos son polinizadores y predadores de plantas. |
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Coléter
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En las Rubiaceae es una estructura tipo glándula que está localizada en la axila de las estípulas, puede ser simple o ramificada. En las Apocynaceae es una glándula localizada a lo largo de las líneas interpeciolares o en la axila de la hoja, a veces confundida con una estípula. |
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Collar
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An ringlike expansion around a structure. See stylar collar. |
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Collar
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Expansión a manera de un anillo que está dispuesta alrededor de una estructura. Ver collar del estilo |
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Collar del estilo
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Expansión en forma de anillo que rodea al estilo justo abajo del estigma. |
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Collateral
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Situated side by side; e.g., the ovules in a locule. |
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Collecting equipment
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The equipment needed to collect plants in both temperate and tropical regions. Access the attached PDF for a list of essential equipment used by the senior author of this glossary. 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. |
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Collection number
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A unique number assigned to a plant collection that includes the name of the collector and a number. Collection numbers should start from 0 and continue sequentially throughout the career of the collector. The collection number of the collection represented by the attached label is Mori et al. 20100. Note that when there are more than two collectors all but the person's name who numbers the collection is reduced to et al. (= and others). 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. |
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Collective vein
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A vein running along the leaf margin, such as in many species of Anthurium (Araceae). |
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Colleter
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A multicellular, simple or branched, glandlike structure found in the axils of stipules, bracteoles, bracts, and leaf blade margins that produce mucilage which may contain terpene-based resins. |
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Colleter
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In Lecythidaceae, a multicellular, unbranched glandlike structure found along leaf blade margins. Up to the present only Cariniana estrellensis has been shown to have colleters. |
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Colpo
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Abertura alargada que se encuentra en la pared de un grano de polen. |
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Colporate pollen
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Referring to a pollen grain with composite apertures, each consisting of a furrow and a pore. |
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