Definition of Phyllocladia. Meaning of Phyllocladia. Synonyms of Phyllocladia

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Definition of Phyllocladia

Phyllocladia
Phyllocladium Phyl`lo*cla"di*um, n.; pl. Phyllocladia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaf + ? a sprout.] (Bot.) A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards respiration and assimilation.

Meaning of Phyllocladia from wikipedia

- stereocaulina, Infects the phyllocladia but rarely causes disease. Catillaria stereocaulorum, Mainly infects the phyllocladia, which can become swollen...
- lichen is characterised morphologically by the coralloid, highly branched phyllocladia. Chemically, it contains lichen products in the stictic acid complex...
- species of the Lecanorales and the Peltigerales. phyllocladium Plural phyllocladia. A photobiont-containing, corticate outgrowth of pseudopodetia; common...
- Iceland, Russia, including Wrangel Island and Svalbard. It grows on phyllocladia, stems and occasionally cephalodia and old apothecia of its host species...
- grandilobum, meaning "big-lobed", refers to the unusually large lobes of the phyllocladia. Hammel, B. (2017). "Epiphyllum grandilobum". IUCN Red List of Threatened...