A modern multilingual glossary for taxonomic pteridology

272 Pages·2002·16.5 MB·English

by  Lellinger, David B

A
Modern Multilingual Glossary
for Taxonomic Pteridology
by
David B. Lellinger
Department ofBotany
National Museum ofNatural History
Smithsonian Institution
DC
Washington, 20560-0166
Spanish translation by Cristina H. Rolleri
Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Bs. As., Argentina
French translation by Christian Feuillet
DC
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
Portuguese translation by Paulo G. Windisch
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil
American Fern Society, Inc.
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QK
513
U4
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American Fern Society, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dellinger, David B.
A modern multilingual glossary for taxonomic pteridology
/
by David B. Dellinger; Spanish translation by Cristina H. Rolleri,
French translation by Christian Feuillet, Portuguese translation by
Paulo G. Windisch.
p. cm. -- (Pteridologia 3)
;
Includes bibliographical references
(p.
)
ISBN 0-933500-02-5 $28.00.
:
1. Pteridophyta- -Dictionaries- -Polyglot Dictionaries,
.
Polyglot. I. Title. II. Series: Pteridologia 3.
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QK523.L45 2002 2002007337
587/. 03 21
ISBN 0-933500-02-5
Pteridologia 3
Published 5 August 2002
Printed in the United States ofAmerica

DEDICATION
To the memory of
William Ralph Maxon (1877-1948)
and
Warren Herbert Wagner, (1920-2000)
Jr.
principal American pteridologists
of the first and second halves
of the twentieth century
CONTENTS
5
CONTENTS
Contents 5
Introduction 17
References consulted 32
Figure
(lA) Symmetry 34
(IB) General form 35
(IC) Solid forms
(ICl) Indeterminate forms 37
0C2) Determinate forms 37
0C3) Rolling or folding of solid forms 40
(1C4) Sections of solid forms 40
(ID) Plane forms
(IDl) Complete forms 42
0D2) Partial forms 47
(1D3) Base forms 48
D4) Apex forms 51
(1
Order and division
(2A) Order 55
(2B) Branching patterns 57
(2C) Dimorphism of fronds and their parts 58
(2D) Architecture of fronds and their parts 59
(2E) Division ofthe lamina 62
(2F) Incision ofthe lamina or other structures 65
(2G) Margin ofthe lamina or other structures 67
Position
(3A) Series 71
(3B) Proximity to other structures 71
(3C) Dispersion ofsimilar structures 74
(3D) Divergence of similar structures 74
(3E) Position of appendages relative to a surface 75
(3F) Arrangement of lateral structures along an axis 76
(3G) Position relative to an apex, axis, or margin 77
(3H) Position between an axis and a margin 82
(31) Position of sori and veins relative to the lamina surface 83
Growth
(4A) Development
(4A1) Maturation through time 85
(4A2) Maturation through space 86
(4A3) Continuity ofdevelopment 87
(4A4) Underdevelopment 88
(4A5) Overdevelopment 89
(4B) Attachment 90
(4C) Persistence 92
CONTENTS
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Substance
(5A) Fragility 94
(5B) Thickness and texture 94
(5C) Transparency 96
(5D) Visibility 97
Surface
(6A) Color and pattern 98
(6B) Appearance or coating ..99
(6C) Surface forms 101
(6D) Indûment
(6D1) Absence of indûment 103
(6D2) General types 103
(6D3) Hair and gland types 107
(6D4) Branched hair types 110
(6D5) Hairs and bristles in mass 113
(6D6) Scale types 116
(6D7) Scales in mass 120
(6D8) Structures 121
Gametophytes
(7A) General 123
(7B) Types 125
(7C) Gametangia and gametes 126
Sporophytes
(8A) General 128
(8B) Habit.. 131
(8C) Roots 133
(8D) Rhizomes and other stems
(8D1) Types 134
(8D2) External features 136
(8D3) Absolute position 139
(8D4) Position relative to the soil or water surface 141
(8E) Fronds and microphylls
(8E1) Types 142
(8E2) Attributes 143
(8F) Axes
(8F1) Types 147
(8F2) Structures 149
(8F3) Attributes 155
(8G) Laminae
(8G1) Structures 158
(8G2) Attributes 163
(8H) Venation
(8H1) Dromy 165
(8H2) Pattern 166
(81) Sori 170