Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Pinnately veined leaf. Drawing by B. Angell.

Title: Camptodromous leaf venation.

Description: There are two types of camptrodromous leaf venation 1) in brochidodromous venation the secondary veins attach to the secondary veins above them and 2) in eucamptodromous venation the secondary veins do not join with the secondary veins above them. From Hickey (1973). These two types of venation are pinnately veined (= camptodromous).

Term:

Pinnately veined

Definition:

Bearing the secondary veins along both sides and for the length of the midrib (primary vein).

Related Terms:

Leaf venation brochidodromous