picalice a second calyx outside the true calyx; the calyx appears to be made of two whorls, or one set of sepals outside the other set of sepals.

A series of bracts that resemble and subtend the calyx, as in some Malvaceae.

Group of leaves resembling sepals below the true calyx.

a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

a whorl of bracts, just below a flower, looking like a second calyx.

A whorl of bracts just below a flower, calyx-like but outside and additional to the calyx. Parent Term: Perianth Plural: Epicalyces Difficulty Level

Calyx-like structure outside, but close to, the true calyx.