Re: [Aroid-l] Cataphill

From: Peter Boyce <phymatarum at gmail.com> on 2016.10.21 at 00:55:37(23692) Hello David, Taken from Flora of Thailand cataphyll – a modified leaf which lacks a blade and in appearance corresponds to a petiole sheath; may be used to describe other leaf types whose technical names are defined by position rather than form, e.g., prophylls are usually of cataphyll shape in Araceae, compare, prophyll. prophyll – the first leaf of a branch (or sympodial unit); in Araceae almost always a 2-keeled cataphyll, often confused with cataphyll; cataphyll refers to a particular type of morphology (reduced leaf), prophyll refers to the position of the leaf along a branch. HTML +More On 20 October 2016 at 23:14, DAVID LEEDY wrote: I am seeking a written description of the term cataphyll, including the function it performs. Is it found only at the base of peduncles or also at the base of petioles? Examples including images of each. Is it only found in the Aroid plant family or elsewhere? Thanks for your help. David Leedy _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --001a114aa6be1dcd1d053f55807c-- --==============S82484217974716132==

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