Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Calyx-lobes and ovary summit features. Photo by S.A. Mori.

Description: The ovary summit forms a plateau with erect sides, the style is not distinguishable, and the ovary apex is broadly obconical.

Term:

Gibbous

Definition:

Swollen on one side.

Notes:

In Lecythidaceae, this terms is used to describe the swollen base of some carnose sepals.