Platyclade

Platyclade

Platyclades are flattened, photosynthetic shoots, branches or stems that resemble or perform the function of leaves, as in "Homalocladium platycladum" and some cactus genera like "Opuntia" and "Schlumbergera".

Etymology

New Latin "platycladium"; from Greek "platy", flat + "klados", branch.


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