27-04-2017, 07:04 PM
(27-04-2017, 06:29 PM)Koen Gh. wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.JKP: I agree that isn't the best match, and indeed afterwards I noticed that there are more leaves like this in the Cambridge MS. Would you really classify the VM plant leaves as basal though?
Yes, mostly. Even basal leaves sometimes come slightly up the stalk and some plants with basal clusters have a leaf or two (usually smaller ones) up the stalk (sometimes a different shape from the basal leaves).
They are certainly basal compared to the Trinity plant, but I'll agree they are slightly alternate and not strictly a basal whorl.
There are plants with basal whorls that are quite symmetric, and others with basal leaves, not quite as symmetric, but mostly at the base of the plant. Lots of gray scale in the plant world.
I've already gone through this manuscript and identified many of the plants, but I can't get at my files right now. Later today I'll have a look to see if I have anything of relevance to this thread.