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Glossary Term: Septum

A dividing wall, for example inside a spur (as in many species of Cleisostoma) or in the trilocular ovary of some Orchidaceae (as in subfamily Apostasioidae, Phragmipedium, and Selenipedium). Plural: septa.

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Septum

After Engler and Prantl

Septum

Septum in the spur of Cleisotoma sp., after Bauer & Lindley