Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Canaliculate and bifurcate veins of Dennstaedtia punctilobula. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Description: Canaliculate and bifurcate veins of Dennstaedtia punctilobula based on S. A. Mori et al. 27314 from the Adirondacks, Franklin County, New York. Note the glandular pubescence and the canaliiculate rachis.

Term:

Canaliculate

Definition:

A channel or groove that runs the length of a stucture such as a petiole or midrib. Used to describe petioles and midribs.