Term:
Reticulate venation
Reticulate venation
Definition:
Referring to the venation of a leaf which forms a network.
Referring to the venation of a leaf which forms a network.
Glossary Details:
Title: Elliptic leaf blade with reticulate venation. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Description: Elliptic leaf blade with reticulate venation of Laurus nobilis based on an unvouchered plant from the Gargano Peninsula, Italy. Note that the tertirary and higher order venation is reticulate. Determination by B. Gibbons.