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Page 104
... Leaves are generally alternately arranged along a stem and are only rarely opposite or whorled . The leaves are mostly pinnately compound ( leaves with small leaflets along both sides of a central axis ) and rarely simple . An ...
... Leaves are generally alternately arranged along a stem and are only rarely opposite or whorled . The leaves are mostly pinnately compound ( leaves with small leaflets along both sides of a central axis ) and rarely simple . An ...
Page 255
... leaves arising from a short , creeping rhizome . The hollow , tubular leaves curve outward and upward with their basal portion resting on the ground ( e.g. , Sarra- cenia purpurea ) or are erect ( e.g. , S. flava ) , with sheath- ing ...
... leaves arising from a short , creeping rhizome . The hollow , tubular leaves curve outward and upward with their basal portion resting on the ground ( e.g. , Sarra- cenia purpurea ) or are erect ( e.g. , S. flava ) , with sheath- ing ...
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... leaves of the plant . Leaves are also used to make a poultice for appli- cation to the chest of persons with coughs or colds . A compound lotion made of the leaves of K. laciniata , Cos- tus speciosus , Stachyphrynium species ...
... leaves of the plant . Leaves are also used to make a poultice for appli- cation to the chest of persons with coughs or colds . A compound lotion made of the leaves of K. laciniata , Cos- tus speciosus , Stachyphrynium species ...
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