Definition:
A lamellar scale that is very broad distally, attenuate at base; top rounded or truncate, rarely emarginate (heart-shaped); the squame may be parallel-sided, obovate or accrescent.
Synonyms:
Cycloleppteron scale, battledore scale, broad appressed scale, broad flat scale, elliptical scale, elongated oval scale, flat scale, flattened out scale, heart shaped scale, inflated parti-coloured scale, inflated scale, leaf-like scale, Melanoconion scale, ovate scale, parti-coloured scale, pyriform scale, spade-shaped scale
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