Term:
Bract
Bract
Definition:
A reduced and frequently otherwise differentiated leaf that is often associated with inflorescences and subtends the pedicels of flowers.
A reduced and frequently otherwise differentiated leaf that is often associated with inflorescences and subtends the pedicels of flowers.
Notes:
In Lecythidaceae, bract refers to the very reduced, often scale-like, modified leaf at the base of the pedicel. In species of Gustavia sect. Grandibracteata the bracts are bigger than they are in other species of Lecythidaceae.
In Lecythidaceae, bract refers to the very reduced, often scale-like, modified leaf at the base of the pedicel. In species of Gustavia sect. Grandibracteata the bracts are bigger than they are in other species of Lecythidaceae.