Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
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L5 alternate or spirally arranged
L6 opposite
L7 whorled
L8 basal or radical The leaves are borne at the base of the plant.
This is the positioning of the leaves on the stem. In the case of compound leaves, this refers to the leaves themselves, not the individual leaflets.
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