leaflike

Branches usually flattened, leaflike, with a stout midrib, soft, spineless.

Inflorescences terminal, capitate, globose, many flowered, with involucre of green leaflike bracts.

anthers oblong. Female inflorescences crowded in apical leaf axils among leaflike bracts and bracteoles.

bracts broadly lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, leaflike, usually longer than pedicel.

Main stems erect or climbing, generally branched, with cladodes (leaflike stems) in axis of main stems and branches.

branches usually flattened and leaflike, or 3-winged, with stout midrib, margins crenate, coarsely serrate, or lacerate, sometimes horny.

bracts deciduous, leaflike, gradually reduced in successive nodes.

involucral bract leaflike; heads many, hemispheric, many flowered.

lower bracts leaflike, gradually reduced upward, broadly ovate, shorter than calyx.

Inflorescences without leaflike bracts.

rachis glabrous; proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones narrowly oblong.

Fruit globose, pear-shaped, or obovoid, fleshy, with or without scattered, leaflike scales.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones elliptic or lanceolate to narrowly linear.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones broadly lanceolate.

proximal bracts sometimes leaflike, distal ones small, linear or subulate.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones navicular-oblong or obovate.

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proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones ovate-lanceolate or oblong.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones narrowly linear.

bracts leaflike in shape, margin often with pointed or setose teeth, rarely entire.

cotyledons large and broad, leaflike, compressed-flat or folded.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones small, linear.

Bracts leaflike, longer than calyx, shorter than flowers.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones linear or subulate.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones linear or filiform.

sepals leaflike, outer sepals pinnately lobed or incised-serrate, inner sepals serrate or entire.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones linear.

Bracteoles at distal part or at apex of pedicels, leaflike or lanceolate.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones small, subfiliform.

Calyx campanulate or cylindric, sometimes leaflike, 5-toothed.

bracts leaflike, smaller than leaves.

Culm sheath apically papery, drying but not split on culm, blade broadly lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, leaflike.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones sessile, 3-sect or undivided.

bracts leaflike, small.

Inflorescences terminal, corymbose, ca. 12-flowered, with 2 leaflike bracts at base.

Distal bracts leaflike or rhomboid-ovate. 2 filaments densely villous, 2 glabrous.

proximal bracts leaflike or 3-parted, distal ones linear.

teeth 5, leaflike, linear, usually longer than tube.

Calyx lobes 2 or 3, posterior one small or absent, lateral pair leaflike, dentate. Galea not crested in front.

basal bracts leaflike or 3-fid, distal bracts linear.

Inflorescences terminal, a cymose panicle, with 2(or 3) leaflike bracts at base.

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones 3-fid.

bracts persistent, leaflike, ca. 2 mm.

Bracts 1--3 per inflorescence, margin basally adnate to main axis, apex with leaflike extension.

bracts leaflike basally, ovate apically, ca. 5 mm. Pedicel ca. 3 mm, purplish, densely glandular puberulent.

rachis glabrous; proximal bracts leaflike, 3--8. 5 cm, shortly stipitate, distal ones oblong, ca. 1 cm, dentate.

bracteoles usually leaflike, 1--2. 2 cm, distal ones narrowly linear.

most proximal bract usually leaflike, shortly petiolate, others lanceolate or linear, 5. 5--11. 5 mm.

bracteoles leaflike, leathery, ovate and 2-3 mm when young, later lanceolate and 8-10 mm.

Flowers terminal; bracts leaflike, margin pubescent, sometimes glandular hairy;

proximal involucral bracts leaflike but smaller than leaves, distal ones very small, less than 10 mm;

proximal involucral bracts leaflike but smaller than leaves, distal ones less than 10 mm;

involucral bract leaflike, often shorter than inflorescence;

epicalyx segments usually broad, enlarged and leaflike after anthesis, apex obtuse or acute;

Flowering stem scapose, sometimes with leaflike bracts;

proximal and middle bracts leaflike;

basal 1 or 2 involucral bracts leaflike, nearly as large as leaves, others small, less than 1 cm;

basal involucral bract leaflike, 1--3 cm. Flower solitary;

bracts leaflike, ovate-oblong, 4-6 mm, margin often irregular;

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones small, subulate, to 7 mm. Pedicels 1--3 cm;

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones linear, ca. 8 mm. Pedicels 2--4 cm, with 2 bracteoles at middle or below;

bracts leaflike, 6-8 mm. Flowers 4-me rous, only staminate known;

proximal bracteoles leaflike, 2. 5--3 cm, distal ones linear, to 1 cm. Sepals blue-purple;

proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones linear, ca. 8 mm. Pedicels 0. 5--1. 5 cm, with 2 bracteoles above base;