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Chart illustrating 61 morphological terms describing leaf shape, margins and venation. While Diliff's mega-panoramas are a hard act to follow, I thought I would throw the metaphorical hat into the ring with this illustration. I created it with the desire to make a richly encyclopedic image/poster with lots of information about leaf morphology.
One leaf, branch, or flower part attaches at each point or node on the stem, and leaves alternate direction—to a greater or lesser degree—along the stem. Basal Arising from the base of the plant. Cauline Attached to the aerial stem. Opposite Two leaves, branches, or flower parts attach at each point or node on the stem.
Chart illustrating leaf morphology terms. The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided) or compound (that is, the leaf blade is divided into two or more leaflets). [1]
This image is a derivative work of the following images: Image:Leaf_morphology_no_title.png licensed with GFDL 2006-01-18T20:42:26Z Maksim 2163x1977 (618196 Bytes) La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:en. La originala priskribo estas: == Summary == Chart of leaf morphology characteristics. sans title. Created by me, User Debivort January 2006.
Nicotiana glauca is a species of flowering plant in the tobacco genus Nicotiana of the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is known by the common name tree tobacco.Its leaves are attached to the stalk by petioles (many other Nicotiana species have sessile leaves), and its leaves and stems are neither pubescent nor sticky like Nicotiana tabacum.
The largest leaf to be reported by a credible source is 3 ft 8 in (110 centimeters) in length. [3] [4] in addition to a six inch (15 centimeter) petiole. The leaf's width can be up to eighteen inches (45 centimeters). [5] [6] The tree's branches often bend under the weight of this heavy foliage. The flowers are typically six or nine-petaled ...
Fagus grandifolia is a large deciduous tree [6] growing to 16–35 metres (52–115 feet) tall, [7] with smooth, silver-gray bark.The leaves are dark green, simple and sparsely-toothed with small teeth that terminate each vein, 6–12 centimetres (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) long (rarely 15 cm or 6 in), with a short petiole.
The palmyra tree (பனை மரம்) is the official tree of Tamil Nadu; it is highly respected and used by the people. The leaf of the tree is used for fan making. It is also placed for roofs. The leaves are placed on top of a house. It is also used for baskets, mats, hats, and more. The fruit is eaten by many. The fruit is called nungu.