Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Flower with petals removed of Quadrella quintanarooensis. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Description: Flower with petals removed of Quadrella quintanarooensis based on Mori 27540 from Quintana Roo, Mexico. The petals have been removed. Note that the margins of the speals did not overlap when the bud was closed, i.e., the sepals are valvate.

Term:

Nectary scale

Definition:

A appendage (bracteole-like) located between the flowers of some Capparidaceae upon which the nectary gland (= nectary) is located.