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Re: Fw: Pale Indian Plantain -ethnobotanical info ? try this:

> "cladophyll" instead of leaf.  There is a legume in Chile, whose name I
> forget, that shows this phenomena.  When it is young it has a compound
> leaf.  The blade is lost and the petiole flattens out and has parallel
> veins.  At first glance the tree looks like a podocarpus.
> 
In Australia there are several Acacia spp. that do this. Some of 
these are invasive in coastal dune systems in Southern California. I 
wonder if they're invading Chile, too. The two areas do share many of 
the same weeds, thanks to their "Mediterranean" climates, and 
somewhat similar geologies.

James C. Trager
Shaw Arboretum
P.O. Box 38
Gray Summit MO 63039
PH# 314-451-3512
FAX 314-451-5583
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