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Term Definition
Apomorphic character Referring to a feature of a plant that is derived from an ancestral character state, i.e., an evolutionary advanced character state that helps define taxonomic groups, e.g., the clade of neotropical Lecythidaceae. Couratari clade of Lecythidaceae. Photo by C. A. Gracie.
Character A morphological, anatomical, or molecular feature of an organism that helps distinguish a taxon from other taxa. Floral symmetry of neotropical Lecythidaceae. Drawings by B. Angell.ed by Y.-Y. Huang.
Character state The variation in a character of a plant, e.g., flower color is a character and if there are only blue and white flowers in a given species these two colors represent character states. Ramiflorous inflorescence and flower of Gustavia superba. Photo by A. Berkov.