Phyllotaxis: We call phyllotaxis the order in which the leaves or twigs are implanted on the stem of a plant, or, by extension, the arrangement of the elements of a fruit, a flower, a bud or a 'a capitulum.
The science that studies these arrangements is also called phyllotaxis. There are several types of phyllotaxis, which depend on:
- the number of leaves per node
- the arrangement of these leaves along the stem.
Number of leaves per node:
One leaf per node ...
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