Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Cauline inflorescence of Malpighia furcata. Photo by C. A. Gracie.

Title: Fruits from cauline inflorescences of Couroupita guianensis on tree. Photo by C. Gracie.

Description: Fruits that have developed from the cauline inflorescences of the cannon-ball tree (Couroupita guianensis). Photograph of cultivated tree at Summit Gardens, Panama.

Term:

Cauline inflorescence

Definition:

Refers to flowers or fruits that arise below the leaves from the main trunk of a shrub or tree.