- (spiral) pattern, each leaf
arises at a
different point (node) on the stem.
Distichous phyllotaxis, also
called "two-ranked leaf arrangement" is a
special case...
-
succulent "tongue-shaped" leaves.
These are
either in two
opposite ranks (
distichous), or in
various distinctive spiral arrangements.
Their inflorescence is...
- of
orchid and
pendant growing epiphyte. It is
known by the
common name
distichous gastrochilus. It is
found in
Himalayas of India, Nepal, Bhutan, ****am...
- tuberculate. G.
carinata var. retusa: (to the north-west near Worcester)
Leaves distichous,
oblong and strap-shaped
rather than keeled, and erect-spreading. Each...
- a
stipe ( =
pollinium stalk). The
ovary is unilocular. The
leaves are
distichous or spiraling,
growing on
thickened stems. The
Epidendroideae are difficult...
- whorled, but not
actually so.
Rosulate Leaves form a rosette. Rows The term
distichous literally means two rows.
Leaves in this
arrangement may be alternate...
-
grows its
leaves in a
rosette or
sometimes in two
spiraling rows (spiral
distichous). Its spine-tipped
leaves are 12-16mm thick,
elliptical (rather than round)...
- the
leaves are attached. Gr****
leaves are
nearly always alternate and
distichous (in one plane), and have
parallel veins.: 11 Each leaf is differentiated...
- leaf. 2. Arranged on
opposite sides, e.g.
leaves on a stem;
Compare distichous and opposite. 3. Bilaterally symmetrical, as in a leaf with a symmetrical...
- long petioles, in a
distinctive fan
shape aligned in a
single plane (
distichous). The
large white flowers are
structurally similar to
those of its relatives...
