Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Sulcate and fenestrate tree trunks. Photos by C. A. Gracie.

Description: Sulcate and fenestrate tree trunks. A. Sulcate trunk of Chimarrhis turbinata based on Mori et al., 21567. B. Sulcate trunk of Aspidosperma sp. based on an unvouchered plate. C. Fenestrate trunk of Vouacapoa americana based on an unvouchered plant. D. Fenestrate trunk of Geissospermum sp. based on an unvouchered plant. All images from the vicinity of Saül, French Guiana.

Term:

Fenestrate

Definition:

Pierced with holes; e.g., the trunk of Minquartia guianensis (Olacaceae) or leaves of Monstera spp. (Araceae).