Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Anisophylly of Maieta guianensis. Drawing by B. Angell.

Description: Anisophyllous leaves of Maieta guianensis from Mori, S. A. et al. 2002. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76(2): 1-776, fig. 194.

Term:

Anisophylly (anisophyllous)

Definition:

With two leaves of a pair differing in shape and/ or size; this is relatively common in species of Melastomataceae..