the meaning of PHYLLOTAXY?
my child has to do a project on phyllotaxy. i dont know what that means, anyone who knows about this ,can help me
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In botany, phyllotaxis or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant. The basic patterns are alternate, opposite, whorled or spiral.
These 2 links should help, the bottom one is images to show you the patterns.
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It’s the arrangement of leaves on a stem (plant). The principles governing leaf arrangement.
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Try these websites:
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/newsletter/phyllotaxy.htmles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllotaxy
http://www.answers.com/topic/phyllotaxis?cat=technology
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