Term:
Caducous
Caducous
Definition:
Falling off early. Same as fugacious.
Falling off early. Same as fugacious.
Glossary Details:
Title: Stem and petiole bases of a species of Sapotaceae. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Description: Stem and petiole bases of a species of Ecclinusa, the only genus of neotropical Sapotaceae with conspicuous stipule scars. The stipules of this and other species of the genus persist on the stem only briefly.