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Bract(s) subtending inflorescence

A spathespathe:
(n) a large bract or bracts subtending and often enclosing an inflorescence
is a large or conspicuous bractbract:
(n) a modified leaf near a flower or inflorescence, often reduced, sometimes large and/or petaloid; also glumes, lemmas, and paleae of grass spikelets
or bracts that subtendsubtend:
(v) to be situated directly beneath an organ or structure, as bracts beneath an inflorescence
or may enclose an inflorescenceinflorescence:
(n) the arrangement of flowers on the floral axis
. One, two or more such bracts may subtendsubtend:
(v) to be situated directly beneath an organ or structure, as bracts beneath an inflorescence
the inflorescenceinflorescence:
(n) the arrangement of flowers on the floral axis
. Use this feature to determine if the inflorescenceinflorescence:
(n) the arrangement of flowers on the floral axis
on your plant is subtended by noticeable and/or prominent bract(s). In the Aroids, a large spathespathe:
(n) a large bract or bracts subtending and often enclosing an inflorescence
subtends the spadixspadix:
(n) a spike of small flowers borne on a thick, fleshy axis
(see the feature Aroid - spadix and spathe).

distinct  
distinct
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