An explanation of botanical terms according their subject. in English. Zie ook de nederlandstalige versie.
The different leaf forms like 'cuneate' and 'cuspidate' can best be checked on the Wikipedia leaf morphology page.
Holotype
Neotype
herbarium specimen or illustration used by the author when a species is described
specimen or illustration used when the holotype is missing
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term
explanation
explanation
Cremnophyte
term
plant that lives on sheer cliff faces
explanation
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explanation
decumbent
procumbent
pendent
spreading horizontally with the ends growing upwards
spreading horizontally
hanging
Peduncle
Pedicel
inflorescence stalk or branched part of it
stalk of single flower
Inflorescence
Peduncle
Pedicel
Calyx
Corolla
Sepal
Petal
the flower stalk + all the flowers
the flower stalk only
the stalk of a single flower
outer whirl of floral parts, comprised of sepals usually not prominently coloured. Can be fused at the base
inner whirl of floral parts, comprised of petals, usually coloured in order to attract polinators. Can be fused at the base to form a coroall tube
part of calyx, usually protective function
part of corolla, usually attractive function
Thyrse
Pedicel
a compound inflorescence with no determinate end but with several sides branches which branch again or end in a flower
stalk of single flower
Petiole
Margin
Mucronate
the stalk of a single leaf.
the edge of the leaf
having a sharp abrupt tip
Evergeen
Deciduous
leaves are permanent, they do not fall of
leaves fall of in a certain season (for instance winter)