BOTANY OF BIHAh 



?eriakth, a general term for the floral ^^^^ 



ling the epicarp, mesocarp 



3 of a leaf. Cp. Cladode. 

 f'livuii.KXY (adj. phylogenetic), (1) ancestry from forms or gi 

 rhich differ specified ! ; ' « important chara 



rom the existing species or group. (2) Opposed to ontogeny, c 

 irigin and development of the individual. 

 Pilose, covered with rather long, not matted nor very silky 

 Thinly sprinkled v, 



leaflets »P*«ing 



Perulate, wrappec 



Petiole, the stalk of a 



rom either side of the central axi 



Pinnatifid, deeply lobed to about half-way < 

 he 1 obes pinnately arranged. 



Pinnatisect, piimatilid down to the inid-nb. 



Pinsitle, the ultimate free divisions or leafl 



Pistil, a collective word for the ovary, style ai 

 Pistillode, a rudimentary pistil. 

 Placenta, the surface to which are attached t 

 Placentation, position of the placenta. 

 Plicate, plaited. 



