Title: Twig of Lecythis prancei. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Description: Twig of Lecythis prancei based on Mori et al. 27226 from Km 41 of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Amazonas, Brazil. Note the reddish-brown, lenticellate twig. Most neotropical Lecythidaceae are exstipulate.
Term:
Ex-
Definition:
A prefix meaning lacking (e.g., exstipulate), outside of (e.g., exocarp), or away from (e.g., exmedial).