Acacia (wattle) and Cananga (ylang-ylang): from spiral to whorled and irregular (chaotic) phyllotactic patterns – a pictorial report

Phyllotaxis, i.e., the arrangement of leaves around the stem and leaf-like organs inside flowers is regular in most vascular plants. Thus, developmental models usually explain regular phyllotactic patterns such as Fibonacci spirals and decussate/whorled patterns that obey Hofmeister’s rule: primordi...

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Main Author: Rolf Rutishauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Botanical Society 2016-12-01
Series:Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
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Online Access:https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/6860