bryophyllum
any of various kalanchoes, as Kalanchoe pinnata, that characteristically bear plantlets along the leaf margins.
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When a piece of the stem of bryophyllum is cut off and its leaves are removed, the two apical buds will grow out first.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebEight different determinations are given, three for bryophyllum and five for Nymphæa.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseIn both these respects the shoot of bryophyllum and the flower stalk of Nymphæa give good results.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseThe production of leaf-buds from 327 leaves sometimes occurs as in bryophyllum, and many plants of the order Gesneraceae.
In some genera of flowering plants, and notably in bryophyllum, little plants form on various parts of the leaves.
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