Common in many monocots and some dicots. Note that ensiform leaves have two sides, but both sides arise from the same surface of the leaf meristem (abaxial or adaxial). In some leaves, the petiole may twist, giving the appearance that the lamina is ensiform, but it is not.

Common in many monocots and some dicots. Note that ensiform leaves have two sides, but both sides arise from the same surface of the leaf meristem (abaxial or adaxial). In some leaves, the petiole may twist, giving the appearance that the lamina is ensiform, but it is not.

A unifacial leaf that is flat in cross section due to a lamina that develops in a median plane (perpendicular to the axis), rather a transverse plane (tangent to the axis) throughout all of part of the length of the leaf.

PO:0025333

ensiform leaf (exact)

hoja ensiforme (exact)

hoja ensiforme EXACT Spanish [POC:Maria_Alejandra_Gandolfo] (Spanish, exact)

維管束系剣状葉 (Japanese, exact)

2011-09-28T04:08:06Z

ensiform leaf (exact)

hoja ensiforme (exact)

hoja ensiforme EXACT Spanish [POC:Maria_Alejandra_Gandolfo] (Spanish, exact)

維管束系剣状葉 (Japanese, exact)

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plant_anatomy

PO:0025333

ensiform vascular leaf