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acroscopic

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Adj.1.acroscopic - facing or on the side toward the apexacroscopic - facing or on the side toward the apex
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
basiscopic - facing or on the side toward the base
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Leaves up to 51 x 10 cm; lamina 2-pinnate to occasionally 3-pinnate; basal acroscopic pinnule of each pinna overlapping the rachis; unicellular hairs of the non laminar axes dark reddish, acicular, rigid, patent A.
A new species of Adiantum from Cuba by Caluff, Manuel G. / American Fern Journal
However, the latter can be easily recognized by the presence of prominent auricles in the acroscopic base of the pinnae that often overlap the rachis.
A new Brazilian species of the genus Asplenium L. (Aspleniaceae) by Matos, Fernando B.; Labiak, Paulo H.; Sylvestre, Lana S. / American Fern Journal
Medial pinnae adnate, at least on the acroscopic side 4.
New combinations in Serpocaulon and a provisional key for the ... by Labiak, Paulo Henrique; Prado, Jefferson / American Fern Journal
 
 
 
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