Term:
Cotyledons
Cotyledons
Definition:
Seed leaves, i.e., the embryonic leaves.
Seed leaves, i.e., the embryonic leaves.
Glossary Details:
Title: Seedling of Peltogyne purpurea. Photo by R. Aguilar.
Description: Seedling of Peltogyne purpurea with old cotyledons (white structures), remaining parts of testa present, and one of the two valves of the fruit still attached. The first true leaves (eophylls) have emerged (based on Reinaldo Aguilar 9545 from the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica).