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peltate

ADJECTIVE
  1. (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)

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  • Druses were common throughout the mesophyll tissues, and peltate, glandular trichomes were present on both epidermises.
  • The calyx, the subtending bracts and the two prophylls bear groups of extrafloral nectaries (single peltate trichomes).
  • The density of peltate glandular trichomes on the abaxial surface of a fully developed leaf is typically about 1600 per cm.
  • Thcfc peltated leaves are of a roundifh figure in the whole, though they are angular, and being large, and of a good green, make it a valuable climber. Planting and Ornamental Gardening: A Practical Treatise
  • Reports indicate that, within the family, different species can have both peltate and capitate trichomes, peltate or capitate only or, more rarely, neither.
  • The glandular trichomes were peltate glands, consisting of medullar and cortical cells, which differed structurally.
  • The water-lilies are a well known instance, exhibiting sagittate leaves in the juvenile stage and changing in many species, into nearly circular peltate forms, of which _Victoria regia_ is a very good example, although its younger stages do not always excite all the interest they deserve. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
  • The calyx, the subtending bracts and the two prophylls bear groups of extrafloral nectaries (single peltate trichomes).
  • In a recent study of Lamiaceae secretory structures, Corsi and Bottega identified four different types of capitate trichomes on the leaves of Salvia officinalis, in addition to peltate trichomes.
  • Generative organs are fertile zones, which are formed by numerous sporangiophores with peltate sporophylls.
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