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bract

a specialized leaf with a single flower or inflorescence growing in the axil. See also SPADIX.
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Also, bract features such as greater volume, higher acidity, and lower temperature seem to influence the Coleoptera assemblage in H.
Interaction and distribution of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) associated with Heliconia bihai (Heliconiaceae) inflorescences
There are three flowers in a cyme of Betula, two of which are close to the primary bract while the third one is located between the first two (Fig.
Comparative Flower and Inflorescence Organogenesis among Genera of Betulaceae: Implications for Phylogenetic Relationships
A dogwood poinsettia that McLaughlin grew from seed he received from Le Duc is central to the conservatorys exhibit, though it looks pretty prosaic a lanky vase-shaped shrub with small white bract clusters.
Are you dreaming of a white (or pink) poinsettia?
The bract overlap in relation to the fruitlet was partial.
Clonal evaluation of new ornamental pineapple hybrids to use as cut flowers/Avaliacao clonal de novos hibridos de abacaxizeiros ornamentais para uso como flores de corte
Leaves blades if punctate, without orange dots, inflorescence shallowly convex or at least hemispheric, base of the involucral bract truncate, rounded or subcordate ...
Novedades en Rapatea (Rapateaceae) para Colombia
Detail of a dichasium; note the perfoliate bract at the base and the minute bracteoles at the flanks of the lateral flowers, c.
Psittacanthus corderoi, a new species of Loranthaceae from the Colombian Amazonia
crotalifera have been introduced in the floriculture business mainly differentiated by the size and pigments colouration of bracts. However, there is limited information about the relationships between bract colour and pigment composition during the inflorescence development in this ornamental rhizomatic species.
Effects of Shading Treatments on Pigmentation and Inflorescence Quality of Calathea crotalifera Bracts
Plants presenting round head, round head tip, violet-striped green color, no thorns and no curvature of bract tip as well as higher values for primary head fresh mass, primary head length, bract basis length and width, external bract length, and bottom fresh mass could be identified and selected among the population assessed.
Phenotypic variability in a population of globe artichoke/Variabilidade fenotipica em uma populacao de alcachofra
In cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), bracts, capsule walls, and stems are capable of photosynthetic C[O.sub.2] fixation.
Contributions of nonleaf organs to the yield of cotton grown with different water supply
Bracts are entire, 1-8 mm length, from sessile to amplexicaul.
Tamarix hohenackeri Bunge, a new record for the flora of Mexico
tricholepis, and differs by the shorter, slender stems, and narrower leaves with 3-nerved sheath, 1-nerved bracts (both peduncle and flower), inflorescence always 1flowered, with a very reduced peduncle which does not elongate with fruit ripening, and a glabrous floral bract, shorter than the sepals.
A valid name for the taxon known as Tillandsia bryoides auct. (bromeliaceae)/Un nombre valido para el taxon conocido como Tillandsia bryoides auct. (Bromeliaceae)
Changes in bract color were determined with the aid of a colorimeter (CR-10 Konica Minolta) using the CIELab system.
Armazenamento de hastes florais de Heliconia bihai (L.) cv. Lobster Claw em baixa temperatura

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