Meanings
alternative sub-floral
- not comparablebiologyBeneath a flower
The stems in this family often bear subfloral innovations below the gametangia.
2014, Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico: Bryophyta - Part 2, →ISBN, page 1912 more examples
DeCandolle (1830) divided the family into two groups based on the presence or absence of a subfloral bract or calyculus.
1961, Lake S. Gill, Frank G. Hawksworth, The Mistletoes: A Literature Review, page 3Gynoecial plants somewhat more robust, bracts to 1050- 1350 mu wide (leaves near gynoecia with disk often 4-5 cells high and 12 cells wide at base); bracts and subfloral leaves grading into each other, maximally variable with vigor;
1966, Candollea - Volume 21, Issue 1, page 88
Origin
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