Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Lepidote scale. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Description: Lepidote scales of Myrica gale based on an unvouchered collection from New York State, United States. The scales are stalked in the middle and, in this species, arise from the abaxial, papillate leaf blade surface.

Term:

Lepidote

Definition:

Covered with small, peltate scales.

Notes:

This term is synonymous with less preffered than peltate scales.

Related Terms:

Peltate scale