Term:
Ovary summit plateau-like
Ovary summit plateau-like
Definition:
The apex of the ovary sits on a raised plateau characterized by erect sides.
The apex of the ovary sits on a raised plateau characterized by erect sides.
Notes:
In Lecythidaceae, this term refers to the summit as it appears immediately on the inside of the staminal ring; if it is flat on the inside between the staminal ring margin and the style base it is called truncate; if it has erect sides immediately on the inside of the staminal ring it is called plateau-like; if it slants upward immediately on the inside of the staminal ring and is not distinguished from the style base it is called obconical; and if it arches upward on the inside of the staminal ring and is not distinguished from the style base it is called umbonate. In a plateau-like summit, the area sitting on the plateau is called an ovary apex and that can be either obconical or umbonate.
In Lecythidaceae, this term refers to the summit as it appears immediately on the inside of the staminal ring; if it is flat on the inside between the staminal ring margin and the style base it is called truncate; if it has erect sides immediately on the inside of the staminal ring it is called plateau-like; if it slants upward immediately on the inside of the staminal ring and is not distinguished from the style base it is called obconical; and if it arches upward on the inside of the staminal ring and is not distinguished from the style base it is called umbonate. In a plateau-like summit, the area sitting on the plateau is called an ovary apex and that can be either obconical or umbonate.