Please remove "I thought" from " I thought a cuspidate = a cone? Straight? Without any bent/curve at the apex?".
Thanks, surajit On Saturday, 25 May 2013 21:33:09 UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: > > Dear Pankaj Ji, > > It makes more difficult. I thought a cuspidate = a cone? Straight? Without > any bent/curve at the apex? > > Regards, > surajit > > > On Saturday, 25 May 2013 20:53:02 UTC+5:30, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: >> >> To my understanding: >> Aristae is an appendage so by definition it should be distinct from the >> leaf apex. >> Being cuspidate means being sharply pointed and here the margin converge >> to make a pointed tip. >> In simple words, take a CONE. If it is sharpy pointed then it is >> cuspidate, but if you attach a NEEDLE on the top then it becomes aristate. >> Ofcourse both of them can hurt depending on how stiff they are. >> Ochrea is a or more than one stipule that can surround the stem to be >> called as truncate when it doesnt have any tip and seems like chopped off >> or may look like cylinder too.... >> Enjoy >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Wednesday, 22 May 2013 01:33:54 UTC+8, surajitkoley wrote: >>> >>> Please throw some light on >>> >>> 1. "stipules broad with long cuspidate points" >>> And how does it differ from "stipules ovate with arista"? >>> >>> 2. "apex of ochrea truncate" >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

