Glossary Details – French Guianan E-Flora Project

Glossary Details:

Title: Leaf complexity and position. Drawing by B. Angell.

Description: Leaf complexity and position . Simple leaves are in the top row and compound leaves are in the bottom row. Leaf positions are illustrated in the top row. From the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana. Part 1 (Mori et al., 1997).

Term:

Opposite leaves

Definition:

Reffering to leaves that arise from an axis in pairs at the same node. Compare with alternate and whorled.