Myrialepis
Myrialepis (family Palmae) A monotypic genus of climbing palms (rattans) which are clump-forming. They are dioecious. The inflorescences are produced from the uppermost leaf axils, the stem then dying. The fruits have innumerable (myriad) tiny scales (lepis), like shark's skin. They are found in Malaya and Sumatra.
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placoid scale (dermal centicle) A type of scale that comprises the basic unit of the hard skin cover of sharks. It… Scale (zoology) , scales The small bony or horny plates forming the body covering of fish and reptiles. The wings of some insects, notably the Lepidoptera (butterflies… Fruits , Fruits
The fruit is the mature ovary and its associated parts. This unique covering of the seeds of flowering plants gives this group of plants their… Fruit , fruit, matured ovary of the pistil of a flower, containing the seed. After the egg nucleus, or ovum, has been fertilized (see fertilization) and the… Fruit Bat , fruit bat • n. a bat (family Pteropodidae) with a long snout and large eyes, feeding chiefly on fruit or nectar and found mainly in the Old World tro… Myrobalan , myrobalan The common name for several different shrubs and trees of economic importance in warm climates or, in some cases, of their fruit.
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