The leaves have a wide cross shape, lanceolate to elliptic, getting thinner where the
leafstalk should be or with a very short
leafstalkKaynak: Alternanthera reineckiiterm coined by Linnaeus which refers to outgrowths borne on either side (sometimes just one side) of the base of a
leafstalk (the petiole ).
Kaynak: StipuleThe leaves are mostly opposite with no stipules (appendages at the base of a
leafstalk or petiole ), and may be either evergreen or
Kaynak: CaprifoliaceaeA ligule (from ligula "strap", variant of lingula, from lingua "tongue") — is a thin outgrowth at the junction of leaf and
leafstalk of
Kaynak: LiguleThe plants show mostly two opposite leaves , (rarely 1 or 3) with a
leafstalk, folded lengthwise. The inflorescence (1,5 – 5 cm) is a
Kaynak: Aorchisthree leaflets, particularly on younger vines) joined from a central point on the
leafstalk, and range from 3 to 20 cm (rarely 30 cm) across.
Kaynak: Parthenocissus quinquefoliaThe leaves are smooth and fleshy and may be oval with the
leafstalk at or near the center of the leaf blade, or they may be heart-shaped
Kaynak: PeperomiaThe leaves are opposite, with a 7 | to | 12 | cm | in | abbr on
leafstalk and a heart-shaped, fan-lobed blade 12 | to | 25 | cm | in |
Kaynak: Humulus