involucel
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Etymology
Origin of involucel
1755–65; < New Latin involūcellum, diminutive of Latin involūcrum involucrum; for formation, see castellum
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Spikelets one to three in each involucel, persistent, 1- to 2-flowered, with three or four glumes.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
P. Alopecuros.Bristles of the involucel dilated below and connate at base.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
S. glauca.Inflorescence interrupted, with three to six bristles in the involucel 2.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
The involucel consists of hardened spike-like bristles connate at the base into a short coriaceous cup, which is surrounded by erect or squarrose bristles.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
Calyx with a 3-leaved involucel at the base, like an outer calyx.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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