File:EB1911 Leaf - Portion of a branch of a Lime.jpg

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English: Portion of a branch of a Lime tree, with four leaves arranged in a distichous manner, or in two rows. a, The branch with the leaves numbered in their order, n being the node and m the internode; b is a magnified representation of the branch, showing the points of insertion of the leaves and their spiral arrangement, which is expressed by the fraction ½, or one turn of the spiral for two internodes.
Date published 1911
Source “Leaf,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 16, 1911, p. 327, fig. 31.
Author Alfred Barton Rendle
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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