Leaf with (a few) special glands on the lamina

The following is a list of cultivated species which at least some of the time possess this spot-character.

This spot character covers cases where a usually small number of distinctive glands are borne on the lamina. An example is the pair of glands which occur near the leaf base in Macaranga mellifera (see image).

It is not intended to include cases where there are pellucid gland dots throughout the lamina (spot charcter 719) or cases where the lamina is covered with glands beneath (spot character 755).

FamilySpeciesComment
Euphorbiaceae Aleurites moluccana
Euphorbiaceae Croton sylvaticus Stalked glands present at the base of the leaf below
Euphorbiaceae Sclerocroton integerrimus
Euphorbiaceae Vernicia fordii
Euphorbiaceae Vernicia montana
Lamiaceae Gmelina arborea
Salicaceae Populus deltoides Leaves bearing glands near the apex of the petiole
Number of species: 7


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: List of cultivated species with each spot-character: Leaf with (a few) special glands on the lamina.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species-spot-display.php?spot_id=753, retrieved 19 April 2024

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