cupules

基本解释

Cupules splitting into 2-4 valves;
壳斗2-4瓣裂；
The nuts were originally described as being separate from the cupules except for the basal part, but the authors found a considerable portion of the nut to be adnate to the cupule.
原描述说坚果除基部外均与壳斗离生，但作者发现相当多的坚果是与壳斗贴生的。
Cupules grouped together in cymes on rachis but often many aborted, corky, horny, woody, or crustaceous, completely or partly enclosing nut;
壳斗在轴上聚伞状，但是通常很多中止发育，木栓质、角质、木质，或者壳质，完全或者部分包围坚果；
cupules in clusters of 3-5.
用3-5的群的壳斗。