Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Leaf blade bases. Drawing by M. Manisha.

A sagittate leaf blade base. Drawing by B. Angell.

Title: Leaf apices. Drawing by M. Sashital.

Description: The shapes of leaf apices can also be used for describing the shapes of the apices of other structures, e.g., bracts, petals, sepals, etc.

Term:

Acute

Definition:

Sharp; usually referring to the apex of a flattened structure (such as a leaf) in which the two sides are straight and, when they meet, form an angle that is always less than 90°.