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Term Definition
Locule orientation Locule orientation with the longest axis of a locule to the central axis of an ovary as seen in a medial longitudinal section. Locule orientation of neotropical Lecythidaceae. Photos by N. P. Smith.
Locule orientation horizontal A locule oriented with the greatest length more-or-less at right angles to the long axis of the ovary, i.e., at a right to the upper/lower septum as seen in longitudinal section. Placentation of Lecythis retusa. Photo by N. P. Smith.
Locule orientation oblique A locule with the greatest length more-or-less paralleling the long axis of the ovary, i.e., parallel to the upper/lower septum as seen in longituindal section. Locule obliquely oriented. Photo by N. P. Smith.
Locule orientation vertical A locule with the greatest length more-or-less paralleling the long axis of the ovary, i.e., parallel to the upper/lower septum as seen in longituindal section. Locule orientation vertical. Photo by N. P. Smith.