Leaf, the Glossary
A leaf (leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis.[1]
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346 relations: Abscission, Absorption (chemistry), Acacia, Acacia koa, Academic Press, Accessory pigment, Aesculus, Agnes Arber, Albizia, American Journal of Botany, American Microscopical Society, Animal, Annals of Botany, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Anthocyanin, Aphid, Apiaceae, Apricot, Araceae, Archaeopteris, Arecaceae, Arisaema, Assimilation (biology), Asteraceae, Atmosphere, Atmosphere of Earth, Attelabidae, Autapomorphy, Autotroph, Autumn leaf color, Bamboo, Bambusa bambos, Banana, Banksia marginata, Baragwanathia, Basil, Bean, Beech, Berberis gagnepainii, Borassus, Boreal ecosystem, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Boundary layer, Bract, Bryophyte, Bud, Bulb, Bulbine, C4 carbon fixation, Cactus, ... Expand index (296 more) »
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Abscission
Abscission is the shedding of various parts of an organism, such as a plant dropping a leaf, fruit, flower, or seed. Leaf and Abscission are plant anatomy, plant morphology and plant physiology.
Absorption (chemistry)
Absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules or ions enter the liquid or solid bulk phase of a material.
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Acacia
Acacia, commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae.
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Acacia koa
Acacia koa, commonly known as koa, is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae.
Academic Press
Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher founded in 1941.
Accessory pigment
Accessory pigments are light-absorbing compounds, found in photosynthetic organisms, that work in conjunction with chlorophyll ''a''. Leaf and Accessory pigment are photosynthesis.
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Aesculus
The genus Aesculus, with species called buckeye and horse chestnut, comprises 13–19 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae.
Agnes Arber
Agnes Arber FRS (Robertson; 23 February 1879 – 22 March 1960) was a British plant morphologist and anatomist, historian of botany and philosopher of biology.
Albizia
Albizia is a genus of more than 160 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae.
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American Journal of Botany
The American Journal of Botany is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal which covers all aspects of plant biology.
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American Microscopical Society
The American Microscopical Society (AMS) is a society of biologists dedicated to promoting the use of microscopy.
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Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia.
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Annals of Botany
Annals of Botany is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing experimental, theoretical and applied papers on all aspects of plant biology.
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
The Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden is a long-established major peer-reviewed journal of botany, established in 1914 by the Missouri Botanical Garden, under the directorship of botanist and phycologist, George Thomas Moore, and still published quarterly by the Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
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Anthocyanin
Anthocyanins, also called anthocyans, are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that, depending on their pH, may appear red, purple, blue, or black.
Aphid
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea.
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Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus Apium, and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers.
Apricot
An apricot is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus.
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Araceae
The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix.
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Archaeopteris
Archaeopteris is an extinct genus of progymnosperm tree with fern-like leaves.
Arecaceae
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales.
Arisaema
Arisaema is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae.
Assimilation (biology)
Assimilation is the process of absorption of vitamins, minerals, and other chemicals from food as part of the nutrition of an organism.
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Asteraceae
Asteraceae is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales.
Atmosphere
An atmosphere is a layer of gasses that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object.
Atmosphere of Earth
The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather features such as clouds and hazes), all retained by Earth's gravity.
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Attelabidae
The Attelabidae is a widespread family of weevils.
Autapomorphy
In phylogenetics, an autapomorphy is a distinctive feature, known as a derived trait, that is unique to a given taxon.
Autotroph
An autotroph is an organism that can convert abiotic sources of energy into energy stored in organic compounds, which can be used by other organisms.
Autumn leaf color
Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of yellow, orange, red, purple, and brown. Leaf and autumn leaf color are leaves and plant physiology.
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Bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae.
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Bambusa bambos
Bambusa bambos, the giant thorny bamboo, Indian thorny bamboo, spiny bamboo, or thorny bamboo (but see Bambusa spinosa) is a species of clumping bamboo native to southern Asia (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indochina).
Banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa.
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Banksia marginata
Banksia marginata, commonly known as the silver banksia, is a species of tree or woody shrub in the family Proteaceae found throughout much of southeastern Australia.
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Baragwanathia
Baragwanathia is a genus of extinct lycopsid plants of Late Silurian to Early Devonian age, fossils of which have been found in Australia, Canada, China and Czechia.
Basil
Basil (Ocimum basilicum), also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints).
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Bean
A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food.
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Beech
Beech (Fagus) is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Eurasia and North America.
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Berberis gagnepainii
Berberis gagnepainii, or Gagnepain's barberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, first described in 1908.
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Borassus
Borassus (palmyra palm) is a genus of five species of fan palms, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Papua New Guinea.
Boreal ecosystem
A boreal ecosystem is an ecosystem with a subarctic climate located in the Northern Hemisphere, approximately between 50° and 70°N latitude.
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
The Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society is a scientific journal publishing original papers relating to the taxonomy of all plant groups and fungi, including anatomy, biosystematics, cytology, ecology, ethnobotany, electron microscopy, morphogenesis, palaeobotany, palynology and phytochemistry.
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Boundary layer
In physics and fluid mechanics, a boundary layer is the thin layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface formed by the fluid flowing along the surface.
Bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Leaf and bract are leaves and plant morphology.
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Bryophyte
Bryophytes are a group of land plants, sometimes treated as a taxonomic division, that contains three groups of non-vascular land plants (embryophytes): the liverworts, hornworts, and mosses.
Bud
In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of a stem. Leaf and bud are plant morphology and plant physiology.
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Bulb
In botany, a bulb is a short underground stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy. Leaf and bulb are plant morphology.
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Bulbine
Bulbine is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae and subfamily Asphodeloideae, named for the bulb-shaped tuber of many species.
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C4 carbon fixation
carbon fixation or the Hatch–Slack pathway is one of three known photosynthetic processes of carbon fixation in plants. Leaf and c4 carbon fixation are photosynthesis.
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Cactus
A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.
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Calophyllum
Calophyllum is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Calophyllaceae.
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.
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Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae.
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
Carnivorous plant
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods, and occasionally small mammals and birds.
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Carotenoid
Carotenoids are yellow, orange, and red organic pigments that are produced by plants and algae, as well as several bacteria, archaea, and fungi. Leaf and Carotenoid are photosynthesis.
Cataphyll
In plant morphology, a cataphyll (sometimes also called a cataphyllum or cataphyll leafJackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent; Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. London, 4th ed 1928) is a reduced, small leaf. Leaf and cataphyll are plant morphology.
Ceanothus
Ceanothus is a genus of about 50–60 species of nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae).
Ceanothus leucodermis
Ceanothus leucodermis, with the common names chaparral whitethorn or chaparral white thorn, is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.
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Ceanothus tomentosus
Ceanothus tomentosus, with the common name woollyleaf ceanothus, is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.
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Cell (biology)
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life.
Cellular respiration
Cellular respiration is the process by which biological fuels are oxidized in the presence of an inorganic electron acceptor, such as oxygen, to drive the bulk production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which contains energy. Leaf and Cellular respiration are plant physiology.
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Cellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.
Celtis
Celtis is a genus of about 60–70 species of deciduous trees, commonly known as hackberries or nettle trees, in the hemp family Cannabaceae.
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Celtis occidentalis
Celtis occidentalis, commonly known as the common hackberry, is a large deciduous tree native to North America.
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Chemical synthesis
Chemical synthesis (chemical combination) is the artificial execution of chemical reactions to obtain one or several products.
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Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll is any of several related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants.
Chloroplast
A chloroplast is a type of membrane-bound organelle known as a plastid that conducts photosynthesis mostly in plant and algal cells. Leaf and chloroplast are photosynthesis.
Christen C. Raunkiær
Christen Christensen Raunkiær (29 March 1860 – 11 March 1938) was a Danish botanist, who was a pioneer of plant ecology.
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Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum is a genus of evergreen aromatic trees and shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae.
Clover
Clover, also called trefoil, are plants of the genus Trifolium (from Latin tres 'three' + folium 'leaf'), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae originating in Europe.
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Coccothrinax argentea
Coccothrinax argentea is a palm which is endemic to Hispaniola.
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Colocasia
Colocasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southeastern Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Conifer
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms.
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Cornus
Cornus is a genus of about 30–60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods or cornels, which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms, berries, and distinctive bark.
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Cornus mas
Cornus mas, commonly known as cornel (also the Cornelian cherry, European cornel or Cornelian cherry dogwood), is a species of shrub or small tree in the dogwood family Cornaceae native to Western Europe, Southern Europe, and Southwestern Asia.
Cornus officinalis
Cornus officinalis, the Japanese cornel or Japanese cornelian cherry, is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family Cornaceae.
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Crassulacean acid metabolism, also known as CAM photosynthesis, is a carbon fixation pathway that evolved in some plants as an adaptation to arid conditions that allows a plant to photosynthesize during the day, but only exchange gases at night. Leaf and Crassulacean acid metabolism are photosynthesis.
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Crown (botany)
The crown of a plant is the total of an individual plant's aboveground parts, including stems, leaves, and reproductive structures. Leaf and crown (botany) are plant morphology.
Crypsis
In ecology, crypsis is the ability of an animal or a plant to avoid observation or detection by other animals.
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Cucurbita
gourd is a genus of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as cucurbits or cucurbi), native to the Andes and Mesoamerica.
Deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.
Decurrent
Decurrent (sometimes decurring) is a term used in botany and mycology to describe plant or fungal parts that extend downward. Leaf and Decurrent are plant morphology.
Decussation
Decussation is used in biological contexts to describe a crossing (due to the shape of the Roman numeral for ten, an uppercase 'X' (decussis)). In Latin anatomical terms, the form decussatio is used, e.g. decussatio pyramidum.
Dendrocnide moroides
Dendrocnide moroides, commonly known in Australia as the stinging tree, stinging bush, or gympie-gympie, is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae found in rainforest areas of Malesia and Australia.
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Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford
The Department of Plant Sciences, at the University of Oxford, England, was a former Oxford department that researched plant and fungal biology.
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Devonian
The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era during the Phanerozoic eon, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the preceding Silurian period at million years ago (Ma), to the beginning of the succeeding Carboniferous period at Ma.
Dicotyledon
The dicotyledons, also known as dicots (or, more rarely, dicotyls), are one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants (angiosperms) were formerly divided.
Diet (nutrition)
In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism.
Dioscorea
Dioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world.
Divergence
In vector calculus, divergence is a vector operator that operates on a vector field, producing a scalar field giving the quantity of the vector field's source at each point.
Dorsiventral
A dorsiventral (Lat. dorsum, "the back", venter, "the belly") organ is one that has two surfaces differing from each other in appearance and structure, as an ordinary leaf.
Drag (physics)
In fluid dynamics, drag, sometimes referred to as fluid resistance, is a force acting opposite to the relative motion of any object, moving with respect to a surrounding fluid.
Eichhornia
Eichhornia, commonly called water hyacinths, was a polyphyletic genus of the aquatic flowering plants family Pontederiaceae.
Encelia farinosa
Encelia farinosa (commonly known as brittlebush, brittlebrush, or incienso), is a common desert shrub of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Endlicheria
Endlicheria is a neotropical plant genus consisting of approximately 60 species, occurring mostly in northern South America and the Amazon region.
Energy
Energy is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light.
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Epicuticular wax
Epicuticular wax is a waxy coating which covers the outer surface of the plant cuticle in land plants. Leaf and Epicuticular wax are plant anatomy and plant physiology.
Epidermis (botany)
The epidermis (from the Greek ἐπιδερμίς, meaning "over-skin") is a single layer of cells that covers the leaves, flowers, roots and stems of plants. Leaf and epidermis (botany) are plant anatomy.
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Equisetidae
Equisetidae is one of the four subclasses of Polypodiopsida (ferns), a group of vascular plants with a fossil record going back to the Devonian.
Equisetum
Equisetum (horsetail, marestail, snake grass, puzzlegrass) is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds.
Eucalypt
Eucalypt is any woody plant with capsule fruiting bodies belonging to one of seven closely related genera (of the tribe Eucalypteae) found across Australia: Eucalyptus, Corymbia, Angophora, Stockwellia, Allosyncarpia, Eucalyptopsis and Arillastrum.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae.
Eudicots
The eudicots, Eudicotidae, or eudicotyledons are a clade of flowering plants (angiosperms) which are mainly characterized by having two seed leaves (cotyledons) upon germination.
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum, known as common boneset or just boneset, is a North American perennial plant in the family Asteraceae.
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Euphorbia
Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae.
Euphyllophyte
The euphyllophytes are a clade of plants within the tracheophytes (the vascular plants).
European Physical Journal B
The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers condensed matter physics, statistical and nonlinear physics, and complex systems.
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Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year.
Evolution
Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
Evolutionary history of plants
The evolution of plants has resulted in a wide range of complexity, from the earliest algal mats of unicellular archaeplastids evolved through endosymbiosis, through multicellular marine and freshwater green algae, to spore-bearing terrestrial bryophytes, lycopods and ferns, and eventually to the complex seed-bearing gymnosperms and angiosperms (flowering plants) of today.
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Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Article 18.5 states: "The following names, of long usage, are treated as validly published:....Leguminosae (nom. alt.: Fabaceae; type: Faba Mill.);...
Fan palm
Fan palm as a descriptive term can refer to any of several different kinds of palms (Arecaceae) in various genera with leaves that are palmately lobed (rather than pinnately compound).
Fenestraria
Fenestraria (known as babies' toes is a (possibly monotypic) genus of succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Namaqualand in Namibia.
Fern
The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.
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Fibonacci sequence
In mathematics, the Fibonacci sequence is a sequence in which each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.
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Ficus religiosa
Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina that belongs to Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family.
Florissant Formation
The Florissant Formation is a sedimentary geologic formation outcropping around Florissant, Teller County, Colorado.
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Flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae, commonly called angiosperms.
Folivore
In zoology, a folivore is a herbivore that specializes in eating leaves.
Food
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support.
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Fraction
A fraction (from fractus, "broken") represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts.
Fragrance oil
Fragrance oils, also known as aroma oils, aromatic oils, and flavor oils, are blended synthetic aroma compounds or natural essential oils that are diluted with a carrier like propylene glycol, vegetable oil, or mineral oil.
Fraxinus
Fraxinus, commonly called ash, is a genus of plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae, and comprises 45–65 species of usually medium-to-large trees, most of which are deciduous trees, although some subtropical species are evergreen trees.
Frond
A frond is a large, divided leaf. Leaf and frond are plant morphology.
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Gametophyte
A gametophyte is one of the two alternating multicellular phases in the life cycles of plants and algae. Leaf and gametophyte are plant anatomy and plant morphology.
Gasteria
Gasteria is a genus of succulent plants, native to South Africa and the far south-west corner of Namibia.
Georgia Tech
The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech and GT or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or the Institute) is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo or gingko, also known as the maidenhair tree, is a species of gymnosperm tree native to East Asia.
Glossary of leaf morphology
The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaf and Glossary of leaf morphology are leaves and plant morphology.
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Glucose
Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula.
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Golden angle
In geometry, the golden angle is the smaller of the two angles created by sectioning the circumference of a circle according to the golden ratio; that is, into two arcs such that the ratio of the length of the smaller arc to the length of the larger arc is the same as the ratio of the length of the larger arc to the full circumference of the circle.
Golden ratio
In mathematics, two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities.
Gossypium
Gossypium is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gossypieae of the mallow family, Malvaceae, from which cotton is harvested.
Gossypium tomentosum
Gossypium tomentosum, commonly known as mao, huluhulu or Hawaiian cotton, is a species of cotton plant that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Ground tissue
The ground tissue of plants includes all tissues that are neither dermal nor vascular. Leaf and ground tissue are plant anatomy.
Guard cell
Guard cells are specialized plant cells in the epidermis of leaves, stems and other organs that are used to control gas exchange.
Guttation
Guttation is the exudation of drops of xylem and phloem sap on the tips or edges of leaves of some vascular plants, such as grasses, and also a number of fungi. Leaf and Guttation are plant physiology.
Gymnosperm
The gymnosperms are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae.
Haworthia
Haworthia is a large genus of small succulent plants endemic to Southern Africa (Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa).
Haworthia truncata
Haworthia truncata, locally known as horse's teeth, is a species of succulent plant in the genus Haworthia.
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Hazel
Hazels are plants of the genus Corylus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
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Helix
A helix is a shape like a cylindrical coil spring or the thread of a machine screw.
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Heteroblasty (botany)
Heteroblasty is the significant and abrupt change in form and function, that occurs over the lifespan of certain plants. Leaf and Heteroblasty (botany) are plant morphology.
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Hibiscus
Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, known colloquially as Chinese hibiscus, China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, rose mallow and shoeblack plant, is a species of tropical hibiscus, a flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the family Malvaceae.
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Hildegardia (plant)
Hildegardia is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae.
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Hydathode
A hydathode is a type of pore, commonly found in vascular plants, that secretes water through pores in the epidermis or leaf margin, typically at the tip of a marginal tooth or serration. Leaf and hydathode are plant anatomy.
Hydrostatics
Fluid statics or hydrostatics is the branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at hydrostatic equilibrium and "the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body".
Hymenaea
Hymenaea is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae.
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is a teaching, research and Extension scientific organization focused on agriculture and natural resources.
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Iris (plant)
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species with showy flowers.
Irradiance
In radiometry, irradiance is the radiant flux received by a surface per unit area.
Journal of Theoretical Biology
The Journal of Theoretical Biology is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering theoretical biology, as well as mathematical, computational, and statistical aspects of biology.
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Jujube
Jujube (UK; US or), sometimes jujuba, known by the scientific name Ziziphus jujuba and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus Ziziphus in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Kirstenbosch is an important botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town.
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Kumara plicatilis
Kumara plicatilis, formerly Aloe plicatilis, the fan-aloe, is a succulent plant endemic to a few mountains in the Fynbos ecoregion, of the Western Cape in South Africa.
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is a public undergraduate degree-granting polytechnic university in British Columbia, Canada, with campuses in Surrey, Richmond, Cloverdale, Whalley, and Langley.
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Laburnum
Laburnum, sometimes called golden chain or golden rain, is a genus of two species of small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae.
Leaf area index
Leaf area index (LAI) is a dimensionless quantity that characterizes plant canopies.
Leaf protein concentrate
Leaf protein concentrate (LPC) refers to the proteinaceous mass extracted from leaves. Leaf and leaf protein concentrate are leaves.
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Leaf sensor
A leaf sensor is a phytometric device (measurement of plant physiological processes) that measures water loss or the water deficit stress (WDS) in plants by real-time monitoring the moisture level in plant leaves. Leaf and leaf sensor are plant physiology.
Leaf window
Leaf window, also known as epidermal window, and fenestration, is a specialized leaf structure consisting of a translucent area through which light can enter the interior surfaces of the leaf where photosynthesis can occur. Leaf and leaf window are leaves and plant morphology.
Leaflet (botany)
A leaflet (occasionally called foliole) in botany is a leaf-like part of a compound leaf. Leaf and leaflet (botany) are plant morphology.
Light
Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye.
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Lignin
Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form key structural materials in the support tissues of most plants.
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Liquidambar styraciflua
American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), also known as American storax, hazel pine, bilsted, redgum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, alligatorwood, gumball tree, or simply sweetgum, is a deciduous tree in the genus Liquidambar native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and Central America.
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Lotus effect
The lotus effect refers to self-cleaning properties that are a result of ultrahydrophobicity as exhibited by the leaves of Nelumbo, the lotus flower.
Lycophyte
The lycophytes, when broadly circumscribed, are a group of vascular plants that include the clubmosses.
Lycopodiopsida
Lycopodiopsida is a class of vascular plants also known as lycopods or lycophytes.
Magnoliaceae
The Magnoliaceae are a flowering plant family, the magnolia family, in the order Magnoliales.
Magnoliids
Magnoliids, Magnoliidae or Magnolianae are a clade of flowering plants.
Maianthemum
Maianthemum includes the former genus Smilacina and is a genus of perennial herbaceous flowering plants with fleshy, persistent rhizomes.
Maianthemum bifolium
Maianthemum bifolium (false lily of the valley or May lily) is often a localized common rhizomatous flowering plant, native from western Europe (including Britain) east to Siberia, China and Japan.
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Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales.
Mangifera
Mangifera is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae.
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples.
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Maranta leuconeura
Maranta leuconeura, widely known as the prayer plant due to its daily sunlight-dependent movements (which are said to resemble hands “in-prayer”), is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae native to the Brazilian tropical forests.
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Marchantiophyta
The Marchantiophyta are a division of non-vascular land plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts.
McGraw Hill Education
McGraw Hill is an American publishing company for educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education.
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Melanthiaceae
Melanthiaceae, also called the bunchflower family, is a family of flowering herbaceous perennial plants native to the Northern Hemisphere.
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae (botanical Latin: 'moonseed family' from Greek mene 'crescent moon' and sperma 'seed') is a family of flowering plants.
Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.
Miconia
Miconia is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas.
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Miconia calvescens
Miconia calvescens, the velvet tree, miconia, or bush currant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae.
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Miconia crenata
Miconia crenata (syn. Clidemia hirta), commonly called soapbush, clidemia or Koster's curse, is a perennial shrub.
Microorganism
A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from sixth century BC India. The scientific study of microorganisms began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
Microphylls and megaphylls
In plant anatomy and evolution a microphyll (or lycophyll) is a type of plant leaf with one single, unbranched leaf vein. Leaf and microphylls and megaphylls are leaves, plant anatomy and plant physiology.
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Mimicry
In evolutionary biology, mimicry is an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object, often an organism of another species.
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Mineral
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.
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Monocotyledon
Monocotyledons, commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae sensu Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon.
Moraceae
The Moraceae—often called the mulberry family or fig family—are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species.
Moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta sensu stricto.
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Musa (genus)
Musa is one of three genera in the family Musaceae.
Musical leaf
The musical leaf is one of any leaves used to play music on.
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Natural environment
The natural environment or natural world encompasses all biotic and abiotic things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial.
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Nepenthes
Nepenthes is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae.
Nerium
Nerium oleander, commonly known as oleander or rosebay, is a shrub or small tree cultivated worldwide in temperate and subtropical areas as an ornamental and landscaping plant.
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New Phytologist
New Phytologist is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published on behalf of the New Phytologist Foundation by Wiley-Blackwell.
Oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family.
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Ochrea
An ochrea (Latin ocrea, greave or protective legging), also spelled ocrea, is a plant structure formed of stipules fused into a sheath surrounding the stem, and is typically found in the Polygonaceae. Leaf and ochrea are plant morphology.
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Olive
The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.
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Onion
An onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.
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Orange (colour)
Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light.
Organelle
In cell biology, an organelle is a specialized subunit, usually within a cell, that has a specific function.
Orixa japonica
Orixa japonica, commonly called East Asian orixa or Japanese orixa, is a deciduous shrub growing to with an equal spread.
Ostrya
Ostrya is a genus of eight to 10 small deciduous trees belonging to the birch family Betulaceae.
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Ostrya virginiana
Ostrya virginiana, the American hophornbeam, is a species of Ostrya native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Manitoba and eastern Wyoming, southeast to northern Florida and southwest to eastern Texas.
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Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
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Palisade cell
Palisade cell, or palisade mesophyll cell are plant cells located inside the mesophyll of most green leaves.
Pamphiliidae
Pamphiliidae (sometimes incorrectly spelled Pamphilidae) is a small family within Symphyta, containing some 200 species from the temperate regions of North America and Eurasia.
Papaya
The papaya, papaw, or pawpaw is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 21 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae, and also the name of its fruit.
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Parallel (geometry)
In geometry, parallel lines are coplanar infinite straight lines that do not intersect at any point.
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Paranomus
Paranomus is a genus of 18 species of flowering plants, commonly known as "sceptres", in the protea family.
Parenchyma
bullae. Parenchyma is the bulk of functional substance in an animal organ or structure such as a tumour.
Paris quadrifolia
Paris quadrifolia, the herb Paris or true lover's knot, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae.
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Pattern formation
The science of pattern formation deals with the visible, (statistically) orderly outcomes of self-organization and the common principles behind similar patterns in nature.
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Pea
Pea (pisum in Latin) is a pulse, vegetable or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species.
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Pendent
Pendent is an adjective that describes the condition of hanging, either literally, or figuratively, as in undecided or incomplete.
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Perennial
In botany, a perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.
Permian
The Permian is a geologic period and stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.902 Mya.
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Petal
Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. Leaf and Petal are plant morphology.
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Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem. Leaf and petiole (botany) are plant morphology.
Pheromone
A pheromone is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.
Phloem
Phloem is the living tissue in vascular plants that transports the soluble organic compounds made during photosynthesis and known as photosynthates, in particular the sugar sucrose, to the rest of the plant. Leaf and Phloem are plant anatomy and plant physiology.
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Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism. Leaf and Photosynthesis are plant physiology.
Phylloclade
Phylloclades and cladodes are flattened, photosynthetic shoots, which are usually considered to be modified branches. Leaf and Phylloclade are plant anatomy and plant morphology.
Phyllode
Phyllodes are modified petioles or leaf stems, which are leaf-like in appearance and function. Leaf and Phyllode are plant morphology.
Phyllosphere
In microbiology, the phyllosphere is the total above-ground surface of a plant when viewed as a habitat for microorganisms.
Phyllotaxis
In botany, phyllotaxis or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem. Leaf and phyllotaxis are leaves and plant morphology.
Phytolith
Phytoliths (from Greek, "plant stone") are rigid, microscopic structures made of silica, found in some plant tissues and persisting after the decay of the plant. Leaf and Phytolith are plant anatomy, plant morphology and plant physiology.
Phytotaxa
Phytotaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for rapid publication on any aspect of systematic botany.
Pierre and Marie Curie University
Pierre and Marie Curie University (Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, UPMC), also known as Paris VI, was a public research university in Paris, France, from 1971 to 2017.
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Pimenta racemosa
Pimenta racemosa is a species of plant in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) that is native to the Caribbean region.
Pinnation
Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Leaf and Pinnation are leaves and plant morphology.
Plant cuticle
A plant cuticle is a protecting film covering the outermost skin layer (epidermis) of leaves, young shoots and other aerial plant organs (aerial here meaning all plant parts not embedded in soil or other substrate) that have no periderm. Leaf and plant cuticle are plant anatomy and plant physiology.
Plant physiology
Plant physiology is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the functioning, or physiology, of plants.
Plant stem
A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root. Leaf and plant stem are plant anatomy.
Platanus
Platanus is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere.
Platanus orientalis
Platanus orientalis, the Old World sycamore or Oriental plane, is a large, deciduous tree of the Platanaceae family, growing to or more, and known for its longevity and spreading crown.
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Plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy
In phylogenetics, a plesiomorphy ("near form") and symplesiomorphy are synonyms for an ancestral character shared by all members of a clade, which does not distinguish the clade from other clades.
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PLOS Computational Biology
PLOS Computational Biology is a monthly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering computational biology.
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Poaceae
Poaceae, also called Gramineae, is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.
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Poison
A poison is any chemical substance that is harmful or lethal to living organisms.
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Polygonaceae
The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States.
Polymorphism (biology)
In biology, polymorphism is the occurrence of two or more clearly different morphs or forms, also referred to as alternative phenotypes, in the population of a species.
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Polypodium
Polypodium is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).
Polytrichaceae
Polytrichaceae is a common family of mosses.
Primordium
A primordium (primordia; synonym: anlage) in embryology, is an organ or tissue in its earliest recognizable stage of development. Leaf and primordium are plant morphology.
Proceedings of the Royal Society
Proceedings of the Royal Society is the main research journal of the Royal Society.
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Progymnosperm
The progymnosperms are an extinct group of woody, spore-bearing plants that is presumed to have evolved from the trimerophytes, and eventually gave rise to the gymnosperms, ancestral to acrogymnosperms and angiosperms (flowering plants).
Prostanthera lasianthos
Prostanthera lasianthos, commonly known as the Victorian Christmas bush or coranderrk, is a large shrub or small tree of the mint family, Lamiaceae, which is native to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.
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Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
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Pseudanthium
A pseudanthium (false flower;: pseudanthia) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. Leaf and pseudanthium are plant morphology.
Psidium guajava
Psidium guajava, the common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava, or apple guava is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
Rachis
In biology, a rachis (from the ῥάχις, "backbone, spine") is a main axis or "shaft". Leaf and rachis are plant morphology.
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Radiant flux
In radiometry, radiant flux or radiant power is the radiant energy emitted, reflected, transmitted, or received per unit time, and spectral flux or spectral power is the radiant flux per unit frequency or wavelength, depending on whether the spectrum is taken as a function of frequency or of wavelength.
Raffia palm
Raffia palms are members of the genus Raphia.
Ramification (botany)
In botany, ramification is the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, i.e., trunk into branches, branches into increasingly smaller branches, and so on. Leaf and ramification (botany) are plant anatomy, plant morphology and plant physiology.
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Raphide
Raphides (singular raphide or raphis) are needle-shaped crystals of calcium oxalate monohydrate (prismatic monoclinic crystals) or calcium carbonate as aragonite (dipyramidal orthorhombic crystals), found in more than 200 families of plants. Leaf and raphide are plant physiology.
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Red
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet.
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb is the fleshy, edible stalks (petioles) of species and hybrids (culinary rhubarb) of Rheum in the family Polygonaceae, which are cooked and used for food.
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Rhus ovata
Rhus ovata, commonly known as sugar bush or sugar sumac, is a shrub or small tree found growing in the canyons and slopes of the chaparral and related ecosystems in Southern California, Arizona, Baja California and Baja California Sur.
Ricinodendreae
Ricinodendreae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae.
Ricinus
Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.
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Root
In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster.
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Rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears.
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Rosette (botany)
In botany, a rosette is a circular arrangement of leaves or of structures resembling leaves. Leaf and rosette (botany) are leaves and plant morphology.
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family.
Rytigynia
Rytigynia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.
Salix alba
Salix alba, the white willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia.
San Diego State University
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California.
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Sap
Sap is a fluid transported in xylem cells (vessel elements or tracheids) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. Leaf and Sap are plant physiology.
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Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites, toxins, secondary products, or natural products, are organic compounds produced by any lifeform, e.g. bacteria, fungi, animals, or plants, which are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism.
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Seed plant
A seed plant or spermatophyte, also known as a phanerogam (taxon Phanerogamae) or a phaenogam (taxon Phaenogamae), is any plant that produces seeds.
Selaginella
Selaginella is the sole genus in the monotypic family (i.e. a family that contains only a single genus) Selaginellaceae, the spikemosses or lesser clubmosses, a type of vascular plant.
Sessility (botany)
In botany, sessility (meaning "sitting", in the sense of "resting on the surface") is a characteristic of plant organs such as flowers or leaves that have no stalk. Leaf and sessility (botany) are plant morphology.
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Shoot (botany)
In botany, a plant shoot consists of any plant stem together with its appendages like leaves, lateral buds, flowering stems, and flower buds. Leaf and shoot (botany) are plant morphology.
Smilax
Smilax is a genus of about 300–350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide.
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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.
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Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of over 100 species of trees and shrubs in the rose family, Rosaceae.
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Spathiphyllum
Spathiphyllum is a genus of about 47 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas and southeastern Asia.
Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
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Spongy tissue
Spongy tissue is a type of tissue found both in plants and animals. Leaf and Spongy tissue are plant anatomy.
Sporophyte
A sporophyte is the diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of a plant or alga which produces asexual spores. Leaf and sporophyte are plant morphology.
Starch
Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.
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Stinging plant
A stinging plant or a plant with stinging hairs is a plant with hairs (trichomes) on its leaves or stems that are capable of injecting substances that cause pain or irritation.
Stipe (botany)
In botany, a stipe is a stalk that supports some other structure. Leaf and stipe (botany) are plant anatomy and plant morphology.
Stipule
In botany, a stipule is an outgrowth typically borne on both sides (sometimes on just one side) of the base of a leafstalk (the petiole). Leaf and stipule are plant morphology.
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Stoma
In botany, a stoma (stomata, from Greek στόμα, "mouth"), also called a stomate (stomates), is a pore found in the epidermis of leaves, stems, and other organs, that controls the rate of gas exchange between the internal air spaces of the leaf and the atmosphere. Leaf and stoma are photosynthesis, plant anatomy and plant physiology.
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Succulent plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. Leaf and succulent plant are plant morphology.
Sucrose
Sucrose, a disaccharide, is a sugar composed of glucose and fructose subunits.
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Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word.
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Sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.
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Sumac
Sumac or sumach is any of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus and related genera in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae).
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Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
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Sunlight
Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light.
Swietenia
Swietenia is a genus of trees in the chinaberry family, Meliaceae.
Tannin
Tannins (or tannoids) are a class of astringent, polyphenolic biomolecules that bind to and precipitate proteins and various other organic compounds including amino acids and alkaloids.
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Taxon (journal)
Taxon is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering plant taxonomy.
Temperate climate
In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (approximately 23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth.
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Tendril
In botany, a tendril is a specialized stem, leaf or petiole with a threadlike shape used by climbing plants for support and attachment, as well as cellular invasion by parasitic plants such as Cuscuta. Leaf and tendril are plant morphology.
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Tensor field
In mathematics and physics, a tensor field assigns a tensor to each point of a mathematical space (typically a Euclidean space or manifold).
Terminology
Terminology is a group of specialized words and respective meanings in a particular field, and also the study of such terms and their use; the latter meaning is also known as terminology science.
Tettigoniidae
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) or bush crickets.
The Plant Cell
The Plant Cell is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of plant sciences, especially the areas of cell and molecular biology, genetics, development, and evolution.
Thermal conduction
Conduction is the process by which heat is transferred from the hotter end to the colder end of an object.
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Thorns, spines, and prickles
In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called spinose teeth or spinose apical processes), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems, or buds with sharp, stiff ends, and generally serve the same function: physically defending plants against herbivory. Leaf and thorns, spines, and prickles are plant morphology.
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Torsion (mechanics)
In the field of solid mechanics, torsion is the twisting of an object due to an applied torque.
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Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera.
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae.
Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is an allergenic flowering plant that occurs in Asia and eastern North America.
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Trade-off
A trade-off (or tradeoff) is a situational decision that involves diminishing or losing on quality, quantity, or property of a set or design in return for gains in other aspects.
Transpiration
Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers. Leaf and Transpiration are plant physiology.
Transpiration stream
In plants, the transpiration stream is the uninterrupted stream of water and solutes which is taken up by the roots and transported via the xylem to the leaves where it evaporates into the air/apoplast-interface of the substomatal cavity. Leaf and transpiration stream are plant physiology.
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Triassic
The Triassic (sometimes symbolized 🝈) is a geologic period and system which spans 50.5 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.902 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.4 Mya.
Trichome
Trichomes are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. Leaf and Trichome are plant morphology.
Turbulence
In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity.
Turgor pressure
Turgor pressure is the force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.
United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources.
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States.
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Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting) or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae.
Urticaceae
The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants.
Vaccinieae
Vaccinieae is a tribe of over 1000 species in the plant family Ericaceae.
Variegation
The rare rainforest plant, ''Cryptocarya williwilliana'', showing leaf venation and variegated leaves Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaves and sometimes the stems and fruit of plants. Leaf and Variegation are plant physiology.
Vascular bundle
A vascular bundle is a part of the transport system in vascular plants. Leaf and vascular bundle are plant anatomy and plant physiology.
Vascular plant
Vascular plants, also called tracheophytes or collectively tracheophyta, form a large group of land plants (accepted known species) that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant.
Vascular tissue
Vascular tissue is a complex conducting tissue, formed of more than one cell type, found in vascular plants. Leaf and vascular tissue are plant anatomy and plant physiology.
Vernation
Vernation or leafing is the formation of new leaves or fronds. Leaf and Vernation are plant morphology.
Viburnum plicatum
Viburnum plicatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae), native to mainland China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.
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Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran.
Water
Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.
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Water vapor
Water vapor, water vapour or aqueous vapor is the gaseous phase of water.
Wax
Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures.
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Welwitschia
Welwitschia is a monotypic genus (that is, a genus that contains a single recognised species) of gymnosperm, the sole described species being the distinctive Welwitschia mirabilis, endemic to the Namib desert within Namibia and Angola.
Whorl (botany)
In botany, a whorl or verticil is a whorled arrangement of leaves, sepals, petals, stamens, or carpels that radiate from a single point and surround or wrap around the stem or stalk. Leaf and whorl (botany) are plant morphology.
Willow
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus Salix, comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.
See Leaf and Willow
Xanthophyll
Xanthophylls (originally phylloxanthins) are yellow pigments that occur widely in nature and form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group; the other division is formed by the carotenes.
Xerophyte
A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός xeros 'dry' + φυτόν phuton 'plant') is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water. Leaf and xerophyte are plant morphology.
Xylem
Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, the other being phloem. Leaf and Xylem are plant anatomy and plant physiology.
See Leaf and Xylem
Yellow
Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light.
See Leaf and Yellow
Zingiberales
The Zingiberales are flowering plants forming one of four orders in the commelinids clade of monocots, together with its sister order, Commelinales.
Ziziphus
Ziziphus is a genus of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae.
See also
Leaves
- Anisophylly
- Aphlebia
- Autumn leaf color
- Banana leaf
- Bay leaf
- Bract
- Cinnamomum malabatrum
- Cinnamomum tamala
- Coffee-leaf tea
- Cotyledon
- Defoliants
- Folivores
- Forest floor
- Glossary of leaf morphology
- Grape leaves
- Green leaf volatiles
- Laufey (mythology)
- Lawn sweeper
- Leaf
- Leaf angle distribution
- Leaf blower
- Leaf carving
- Leaf gap
- Leaf mold
- Leaf painting
- Leaf peeping
- Leaf protein concentrate
- Leaf size
- Leaf vegetables
- Leaf wetness
- Leaf window
- Leaf wrap
- List of lyrate plants
- Maple leaf
- Microphylls and megaphylls
- Olive leaf
- Perforate leaf
- Phyllotaxis
- Pinnation
- Potato leaf
- Red raspberry leaf
- Rosette (botany)
- Scale leaf
- Slippery rail
- Specific leaf area
- Sporophyll
- Tea
- Tobacco
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf
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