Term:
Squama (plural = squamae, diminutive = squamella, adjective = squamate)
Squama (plural = squamae, diminutive = squamella, adjective = squamate)
Definition:
A scale.
A scale.
Glossary Details:
Title: Close-up the squamae on the pedicel of Grias peruviana. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Description: Close-up of the squamae on the pedicel of Grias peruviana based on Ståhl 1758 from the Province of Morona-Santiago, Ecuador. Note that the squamae are horizontally oriented. Image taken from a herbarium sheet with a camera on a dissecting microscope at 4.7X maginfication.