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Term Definition
Concavo-convex A shape which is concave on one side and covex on the other.
Convex Curved outward, as the exterior surface of a sphere. Opposite of concave. Leaf orientation. Drawing by M. N. Sashital.
Cotyledons fleshy, irregular (= cotyledons plano-convex) Seed leaves (= cotyledons) that are fleshy and irregular. Sectioned seeds of Gustavia augusta showing fleshy cotyledons. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons plano-convex (= cotyledons fleshy, irregular) Same as cotyledons fleshy. We no longer use plano-convex because the cotyledons are very irregular and are not plano-convex as in, for example, the embryo of species of Gustavia. Mature fruit of Gustavia augusta. Photo by C. Galdames.
Plano-convex Flat on one side and curved outward on the other; often refers to cotyledons. Mature fruit of Gustavia augusta. Photo by C. Galdames.