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[[File:Illustration Ruscus aculeatus0.jpg|thumb|right|Botanical illustration of ''Ruscus aculeatus'' showing leaf-like phylloclades]] |
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'''Phylloclades''' are flattened, [[photosynthesis|photosynthetic]] short shoots which are modified [[branch]]es that greatly resemble or perform the function of [[leaves]], as in [[Butcher's broom]] (''Ruscus aculeatus'') as well as ''[[Asparagus]]'' and ''[[Phyllanthus]]'' species. |
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'''Phylloclades''' are flattened, [[photosynthesis|photosynthetic]] short shoots which are modified [[branch]]es that greatly resemble or perform the function of [[leaves]], as in [[Butcher's broom]] (''Ruscus aculeatus'') as well as ''[[Asparagus]]'' and ''[[Phyllanthus]]'' species.<ref>{{cite book |title=Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology |first=Adrian D. |last=Bell |first2=Alan |last2=Bryan |pages=156-157 |publisher=Timber Press |year=2008 |isbn=9780881928501}}</ref> ''[[Phyllocladus]]'', a genus of conifer, is named after these structures. Phylloclades have been identified in fossils dating from as early as the [[Permian]].<ref>{{cite journal| journal=Paleontological Journal| volume=41| number=2| pages=198-206| DOI=10.1134/S0031030107020104| title=Late Permian phylloclades of the new genus Permophyllocladus and problems of the evolutionary morphology of peltasperms| first=E. V.| last=Karasev| first2=V. A.| last2=Krassilov}}</ref> |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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[[New Latin]] ''phyllocladium''; from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''phyllo'', leaf + ''klados'', branch. |
[[New Latin]] ''phyllocladium''; from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''phyllo'', leaf + ''klados'', branch. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Plant morphology]] |
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Revision as of 01:51, 11 January 2011
Phylloclades are flattened, photosynthetic short shoots which are modified branches that greatly resemble or perform the function of leaves, as in Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus) as well as Asparagus and Phyllanthus species.[1] Phyllocladus, a genus of conifer, is named after these structures. Phylloclades have been identified in fossils dating from as early as the Permian.[2]
Etymology
New Latin phyllocladium; from Greek phyllo, leaf + klados, branch.
References
- ^ Bell, Adrian D.; Bryan, Alan (2008). Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology. Timber Press. pp. 156–157. ISBN 9780881928501.
- ^ Karasev, E. V.; Krassilov, V. A. "Late Permian phylloclades of the new genus Permophyllocladus and problems of the evolutionary morphology of peltasperms". Paleontological Journal. 41 (2): 198–206. doi:10.1134/S0031030107020104.