Re: [Aroid-l] Cataphill

From: Peter Boyce <phymatarum at gmail.com> on 2016.10.21 at 00:55:37 Hello David, Taken from Flora of Thailand cataphyll =E2=80=93 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 =E2=80=93 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. On 20 October 2016 at 23:14, DAVID LEEDY <djleedy@sbcglobal.net> wrote: I am seeking a written description of the term cataphyll, including the function it performs.=C2=A0 Is it found only at the base of peduncles or also at the base of petioles?=C2=A0 Examples including images of each.=C2=A0 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-- --===============5382484217974716132==

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