Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Leaf complexity and position. Drawing by B. Angell.

Pinnately compound leaves. Drawing by Bobbi Angell.

Title: Paripinnate leaf of Pistachia lenticulus. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Description: Paripinnate leaf of Pistachia lenticulus based on an unvouchered plant from the Gargano Peninsula, Italy. Note that the leaflets are slightly offset from one another (they are alternately arranged) but there is an even number of leaflets. The rachis is slightly winged (also called alate). Determination by J. D. Mitchell.

Term:

Paripinnate leaf

Definition:

Pinnate with an even number of leaflets; i.e., without a terminal leaflet. Same as even-pinnate and parapinnate..