bryophyllum
[brahy-uh-fil-uh m]
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noun
any of various kalanchoes, as Kalanchoe pinnata, that characteristically bear plantlets along the leaf margins.
Origin of bryophyllum
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In some genera of flowering plants, and notably in Bryophyllum, little plants form on various parts of the leaves.
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 WholeJacques Loeb
Eight different determinations are given, three for Bryophyllum and five for Nymphæa.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
In both these respects the shoot of Bryophyllum and the flower stalk of Nymphæa give good results.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The production of leaf-buds from 327 leaves sometimes occurs as in Bryophyllum, and many plants of the order Gesneraceae.