what is a leaf?

From: Steve Hinkson (sphinkson@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Mon Oct 18 1999 - 00:23:07 PDT

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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 00:23:07 -0700
From: Steve Hinkson <sphinkson@worldnet.att.net>
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Subject: what is a leaf?

Tim asked: "I'm would be interested to know why so many people are
reluctant to refer
to the "leaves" of utric species as leaves."

Jan replied, snipped: "In classical morphology, a leaf is
determined by several factors
relating to its position on stems and the
ontogenetic origin of other
organs."
In the study of plant morphology, Nepenthes don't have leaves, either,
but expanded petioles, and modified drip-tips. Nobody's chicken to
call them leaves here, though.
*grin*
Steve

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