Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Plant of Phenakospermum guyannense. Photo by C. A. Gracie.

Description: Plant with inflorescence of Phenakospermum guyannense based on Mori 18406 from the vicinity of Saül, French Guiana. The largest herb in the Neotropics.

Term:

Pseudostem

Definition:

The apparent stem of Musa (Musaceae), Phenakospermum (Strelitziaceae), and some other monocots which is actually a cylinder formed by overlapping leaf bases.