isophyllous

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English

Etymology

Ancient Greek, from iso- +‎ -phyllous.

Adjective

isophyllous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having leaves of equal size and shape throughout.
    • 2004, Pooja, Pteridophyta, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Limited, page 87:
      Species included in this section are isophyllous but the sporophylls are arranged in 4 vertical rows and give the strobilus a four-angled appearance e.g., S. pygmaea, S. uliginosa, S. rupestris, S. oregana, etc.
    • 2006, Anil Kumar, Botany for Degree Students: Pteridophyta (Vascular Cryptogams) (Multi-Colour Edition), S. Chand Limited, page 184:
      This section includes about fifty species all of which have uniform or isophyllous leaves that are spirally arranged. They are all monostelic. This section is further divided into two sub-sections:
    • 2022, Donald Kaplan, Chelsea D. Specht, “Shoot Lateral Symmetry”, in Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology, CRC Press, unnumbered page:
      The genus Selaginella is also of interest because species that grow in drier habitats have shoots that are orthotropic and isophyllous (Figure 11.65A).

References

  1. ^ “Isophyllous”, in sweetgum.nybg.org‎, archived from the original on 2025-06-21
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