Term:
Infracalycine zone truncate
Infracalycine zone truncate
Definition:
An ovary or a fruit which abruptly turns inward from the calycine rim to the pedicel/hypanthium. Same as truncate fruit.
An ovary or a fruit which abruptly turns inward from the calycine rim to the pedicel/hypanthium. Same as truncate fruit.
Notes:
This term indicates the orientation of the infracalycine zone, i.e., the course that it follows from the calycine ring to the pedicel/hypanthium. In this type of fruit shape, the infracalycine zone is barely seen when the fruit is viewed from the side.
This term indicates the orientation of the infracalycine zone, i.e., the course that it follows from the calycine ring to the pedicel/hypanthium. In this type of fruit shape, the infracalycine zone is barely seen when the fruit is viewed from the side.