Term:
Calycine ring
Calycine ring
Definition:
The scar or vestigal calyx-lobes left around the circumference of the fruit at the points where the calyx-lobes (sepals) were attached.
The scar or vestigal calyx-lobes left around the circumference of the fruit at the points where the calyx-lobes (sepals) were attached.
Notes:
The position of the calycine ring has often been used to separate species of dehiscent-fruited New World Lecythidaceae in the past. This, however, as was pointed out by Dugand (1947), is variable and has often led to the unnecessary proliferation of species names.
The position of the calycine ring has often been used to separate species of dehiscent-fruited New World Lecythidaceae in the past. This, however, as was pointed out by Dugand (1947), is variable and has often led to the unnecessary proliferation of species names.