FIG 112. Leaf of the Quince: b, blade;
p, petiole; st, stipules.2
stipule
An appendage at the base of the petiole or leaf at each side of its insertion; often more or less united.1
1. Harrington, H.D. 1957. How to Identify Plants The Swallow Press Inc., Chicago.
2. Gray, A. 1887. Gray's Lessons in Botany Revised, . American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago.