Meanings
- not comparablebiologyHaving leaves of equal size and shape throughout.
The genus Selaginella is also of interest because species that grow in drier habitats have shoots that are orthotropic and isophyllous (Figure 11.65A).
2022, Donald Kaplan, Chelsea D. Specht, “Shoot Lateral Symmetry”, in Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology, CRC Press, unnumbered page2 more examples
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.
2004, Pooja, Pteridophyta, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Limited, page 87This 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:
2006, Anil Kumar, Botany for Degree Students: Pteridophyta (Vascular Cryptogams) (Multi-Colour Edition), S. Chand Limited, page 184
Origin
Ancient Greek, from iso- + -phyllous.
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