Ineditus (=ined.). Latin for "not published". This means that a name is planned or has already been established, but a corresponding scientific publication is still pending or is currently in prog...
Lobus (plural also lobus), literally translated from Latin as "lobes", this term refers to the paired structures of the leaf above the sinus, that is, to the two areas above the insertion point of...
Sinus is Latin and means curvature, rounding or arc. In botany this refers to the area between the two "leaf ears" (lobus). The shape of the sinus depends largely on the shape of the lobe. Th...
The term "spatha" is a botanical term that refers to a specific part of the inflorescence (flower structure). In the context of an anthurium, this means the following: The spathe (plural: spathae)...
The term "spadix" is a botanical term that refers to a specific part of the inflorescence (flower structure). In the context of an anthurium, this means the following: The spadix is ββthe central,...
An offset is a small, separate plant or growth that often forms at the base of a mature plant. These arise from the so-called "sleeping eyes" or simply "growth points". New growth usually spr...
In botanical nomenclature, "sp." an abbreviation for "kind" or "Species". If an individual - in our case, for example, an anthurium - cannot be clearly assigned to a determined or recognized speci...
In botanical nomenclature "aff." an abbreviation derived from the Latin word "affinis", meaning "related" or "affiliated". If you say βaff.β Looking for the genus and species names of a plant is a...
'Selfing' a plant means pollinating it with your own pollen from a previous flower and allowing it to ripen. The resulting seeds and later plants are generally referred to as "selfs", "Seflings" o...
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