PHYLLOTAXIS IN THE VITACEAE

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Mature Shoot Architecture

  • Spiral Leaf Pattern, Terminal Inflorescences, Tendrils Absent (Leea guineensis, Cyphostemma juttae)

    • Leea guineensis

    • Cyphostemma juttae

  • Continuous Tendril-Inflorescences and Axillary Buds (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, Tetrastigma voinerianum, Rhoicissus rhomboidea, R. digitata)

    • Ampelopsis brevipedunculata

    • Tetrastigma voinerianum

    • Rhoicissus rhomboidea

    • Rhoicissus digitata

  • Shoots with Tendril-Inflorescences at Two of Three Nodes (Interrupted)

    • Continuous Axillary Buds (Vitis riparia)

    • Interrupted Axillary Buds, at Two of Three Nodes (Parthenocissus inserta)

    • Interrupted Axillary Buds, at One of Three Nodes (Cissus antarctica, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

• Pattern Transition: Juvenile to Adult

• Stipules

• Discussion

  • Interpretation of the Vitaceous Shoot

  • Dorsiventrality

  • Phyllotactic Theories

• References