Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Abaxial leaf blade surface of Eschweilera spccostarica. Photo by S. A. Mori

Description: Abaxial leaf blade surface of Eschweilera spccostarica based on R. W. Lent 2447 from Costa Rica. Image taken of the dried herbarium specimen. Note that the tertiary and higher order venation is reticulate.

Term:

Reticulate tertiary venation

Definition:

Tertiary venation anastomosing with other tertiary veins or with the secondary veins (Hickey, 1973)

Related Terms:

Percurrent tertiary venation

Broader Terms:

Tertiary vein