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epiphyllous

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epiphyllous [ˌɛpɪˈfɪləs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (of plants) growing on, or attached to, the leaf of another plant
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The presence of epiphyllous inflorescences as described in detail by Dickinson and Sattler (1974, 1975) in Phyllonoma and Helwingia probably reflects the close relationship of both taxa.
Aluminum hyperaccumulation in angiosperms: a review of its ... by Jansen, Steven; Broadley, Martin R.; Robbrecht, Elmar; Smets, Erik / The Botanical Review
Developmental studies of the epiphyllous inflorescences of Phyllonoma integerrima (Dulongiaceae) (Dickinson & Sattler, 1974) and "hooded" barley (Gupta & Stebbins, 1969) have indicated that the inflorescence primordia are initiated on the leaf and bract primordia, rather than from the shoot apex.
Heterochrony in Plant Evolutionary Studies through the Twentieth ... by LI, PING; JOHNSTON, MARK O. / The Botanical Review
Structural and functional characters of the apex of the epiphyllous bulbil of Asplenium viviparum during its development on the mother plant.
Anatomy and development of the fern sporophyte by White, Richard A.; Turner, Melvin D. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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