Apicalis
/ap-ih-KAY-lis/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: apicale
A morphological epithet placing the distinctive feature at the apex — the tip or growing point of a stem, branch, leaf or other organ, rather than along its sides or at its base. It runs close to terminalis, which likewise sets a structure at the end of a shoot. Appears as apicalis (both genders).
Etymology
From Latin apex, apicis ("point, top, summit") + the adjectival ending -alis.