E - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
E - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
E - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
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TGP/14/1: Section 2: Botanical Terms<br />
Subsection 2: Shapes and Structures: I. SHAPE<br />
page 31<br />
Example<br />
<strong>the</strong> variation between <strong>the</strong> range <strong>of</strong> base shapes indicated by <strong>the</strong> illustrations below<br />
Possible characteristic(s)<br />
Alternative 1<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
angle <strong>of</strong> base (QN):<br />
e.g. acute (1); obtuse (2); straight (180°) (3); weakly reflex (4);<br />
strongly reflex (5)<br />
curvature at base (QN):<br />
e.g. concave (1); flat (2); convex (3)