Pedunculatus
/peh-dun-kyoo-LAH-tus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: pedunculata, pedunculatum
A morphological epithet indicating the flower or flowerhead has a clearly developed peduncle — a stalk carrying it away from the main stem. Used to distinguish stalked-flowered species from those with sessile (stalkless) flowerheads. Appears as pedunculatus (masculine), pedunculata (feminine), or pedunculatum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin pedunculus (a small foot-stalk), diminutive of pes/pedis (foot) + -atus (having).
Example
“Quercus pedunculata (a synonym for Quercus robur, English oak) — named for its acorns borne on long stalks (peduncles) — contrasts directly with Q. petraea whose acorns are sessile on the branch.”