Begonia Registration Handbook - American Begonia Society
Begonia Registration Handbook - American Begonia Society
Begonia Registration Handbook - American Begonia Society
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classification - the placement of a plant and/or plant group in a category<br />
cleft - deep lobes on a leaf which indent two thirds of the way from the leaf edge to the sinus of the leaf.<br />
clone - descendants derived asexually, vegetative propagation such as from cuttings is cloning<br />
compound leaf - a leaf which consists of two or more leaflets<br />
cordate - heart shaped basal lobes<br />
coriaceous – leathery<br />
creeping - rhizomatous rhizomes growing on the surface of the soil<br />
crenate - with round broad teeth; scalloped<br />
crenulate - minutely crenate or tiny scallops<br />
crested - frilled and ruffled edge<br />
crispate - minutely undulating edge<br />
cucullate - hooded; hood shaped<br />
cultigen - plant known only in cultivation<br />
cultivar - a variety that has originated in cultivation<br />
cuneate - wedge-like shape<br />
cuspidate - having a short sharp point which is concave<br />
dehiscent - splitting or opening into parts<br />
descendent - gradually going downward<br />
deltoid - triangular<br />
dentate - sharp outward facing teeth on leaf edge<br />
denticulate - finely dentate<br />
dichotomous - divided in two parts<br />
dicotyledon - having two cotyledons (seedling leaves)<br />
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