DELTA Sample Data
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Unless indicated otherwise, the following attributes are implicit throughout the descriptions, except where the characters concerned are inapplicable.
Habit, vegetative morphology. Leaf blades not pseudopetiolate. Ligule present.
Inflorescence. Spikelet-bearing axes persistent. Spikelets not in distinct ‘long-and-short’ combinations.
Female-fertile spikelets, florets, fruit. Glumes present. Fruit smooth. Pericarp fused.
Photosynthetic pathway, leaf blade anatomy. Mesophyll without arm cells; without fusoids. Midrib without colourless tissue adaxially.
Special diagnostic feature. Fruiting inflorescence not as in maize.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1998 onwards. DELTA sample data: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. Version: 21st September 2000. http://delta-intkey.com’.