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Cladode (phylloclade)
The typical flattened photosynthetic organ of a vascular plant is the leaf, but some plant groups instead have flattened green stems as the chief photosynthetic organs. These are called either cladodes or phylloclades ("leaf-like branches"). In certain familiar cases, the cladode so resembles a leaf that the casual observer would have no reason to suspect otherwise.1
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See also: Phyllode
References:
- Cladodes at UCLA Botanic Garden. Accessed 19 July 2015. Defunct link as of Friday, October 13, 2017.
- Difference between Phyllode and Phylloclade at DifferenceBTW. Last accessed on Friday, October 13, 2017.
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6 Accessions:
Number in parentheses references locator map icons
- {1} Ruscus hypoglossum - Asparagaceae
- {2} Homalocladium platycladum - Ribbon Plant, Centipede Plant - Polygonaceae
- {3} Phyllanthus angustifolius - Foliage Flower - Phyllanthaceae
- {3} Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus - Swordbush - Phyllanthaceae
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- {4} Ruscus aculeatus - Butcher's Broom, Box Holly - Asparagaceae
- {5} Colletia paradoxa - Rhamnaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
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= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days