Term:
Infracalycine zone
Infracalycine zone
Definition:
The area between the calycine ring and the pedicel scar in a fruit of Lecythidaceae.
The area between the calycine ring and the pedicel scar in a fruit of Lecythidaceae.
Glossary Details:
Title: Fruit terminology. Drawing by B. Angell.
Description: Fruit terminology used in the description of dehiscent-fruited species of Lecythidaceae. The dehiscence of a fruit of this type is circumscissile. Note that the supracalycine zone tapers to the opercular rim and that the infracalycine zone is tapered to the pedicel scar.