Term:
Scarious
Scarious
Definition:
Parchmentlike; thin and dry.
Parchmentlike; thin and dry.
Glossary Details:
Title: Leaf sheath of Orlaya grandifolia. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Description: Leaf sheath of Orlaya grandifolia based on an unvouchered plant from the Gargano Peninsula, Italy. Note the scarious margins of the leaf sheath and the pilose hairs along the stem. Determination by B. Gibbons.