Descriptor : auricular lobe

Descriptor type : categorical

Must be described on developed fvb (not on the fvb near the apex).

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A fibrous vascular bundle (fvb) with its different characters. AL = auricular lobe; AS = auricular sinus; dcap = fibrous dorsal cap; MS = median sinus; RP = radiating parenchyma; TP = tabular parenchyma; vasc = vascular; vcap = fibrous ventral cap.
a: Sagittata;
b: Cordata;
c: Complanata;
d: Reniforma;
e: Lunaria;
f: Vaginata.

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auricular lobe


very shallow to absent

rounded

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rounded

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rounded

angular

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angular

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angular


Hierarchy

shape of fibrous part in transverse section
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 |_ auricular lobe

Belongs to the groups