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Term Definition
Cotyledons Seed leaves, i.e., the embryonic leaves. Seedling of Peltogyne purpurea. Photo by R. Aguilar.
Cotyledons Seed leaves, i.e., the embryonic leaves. Cultivated seedling of Couroupita guianensis.   Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons absent A massive embryo that shows no obvious cotyledons Cotyledons absent. Photo by S. A. Mori
Cotyledons absent (= embryo macropodial) A massive embryo that shows no obvious cotyledons. Cotyledons absent. Photo by S. A. Mori
Cotyledons arched Cotyledons that are bowed in such a way that there is an air space between which is usually an adaptation for water dispersal. Water dispersed fruits. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons bowed Referring to cotyledons that are arched in such a way that they form an air chamber thought to aid in dispersal, either by the wind or by water. Bowed cotyledons and seed air chamber of Allantoma integrifolia. Photo S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons carnose Cotyledons thick and providing nutrition to the developing embryo and seedling. When the cotyledons are carnose in the Sapotaceae endosperm is usually lacking. Same as cotyledons fleshy. Fruit and seeds of Gustavia hexapetala. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons cryptocotylar A type of seed germination in which the cotyledons remain within the seed coat at germination. Compare with phanerocotylar. Seed germination of an oak tree. Photo by C. A. Gracie.
Cotyledons cryptocotylar Cotyledons that remain within the seed coat at germination. In the Lecythidaceae the seed coat is thin and fragile and breaks apart as the embryo increases in size. Cryptocotylar seeds of Lecythis prancei. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons epigeal At germination the cotyledons emerge from the seed coat above the ground. A seedling of a Bignoniaceae. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons epigeal At germination the cotyledons emerge from the seed coat above the ground. Seedling of Lecythis tuyrana. Photo S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons fleshy Cotyledons very thick, not leaf-like; e.g., the cotyledons of a bean. Water dispersed fruits. Photo by S. A. Mori.
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 foliaceous (= cotyledons leaf-like) Cotyledons that look like leaves but differ in their opposite instead of alternate attachment. Same as cotyledons leaf-like which is the preferred term. Seedling of Cariniana micrantha. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons foliaceous (=cotyledons leaf-like) Referring to cotyledons that are not carnose but instead are thin and leaf-like. In the Sapotaceae, species with foliaceous cotyledons generall have endosperm. Seedling features of a Sapotaceae with foliaceous cotyledons. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons hypogeal A type of seed germination in which the cotyledons are retained below the ground. Seed germination of an oak tree. Photo by C. A. Gracie.
Cotyledons leaf-like Cotyledons that look like leaves. Cultivated seedling of Couroupita guianensis.   Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons leaf-like (= cotyledons foliaceous) Cotyledons that look like leaves but differ in their opposite instead of alternate attachment. Seedling of Cariniana micrantha. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Cotyledons phanerocotylar A type of seed germination in which the cotyledons emerge from the seed coat at germination.. Seedlings of Gustavia hubbardiorum. Photo by X. Cornejo.
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.
Embryo macropodial (= cotyledons absent) Massive embryo that shows no obvious cotyledons. Cotyledons absent is the preferred term. Cotyledons absent. Photo by S. A. Mori
Isocotylar cotyledons Cotyledons that are morphological identical Seedling of Cariniana micrantha. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Phanerocotylar cotyledons A type of seed germination in which the cotyledons emerge from the seed coat. Compare with cryptocotylar. Seedling of Peltogyne purpurea. Photo by R. Aguilar.