Eacute;tude de l'architecture aeacute;rienne de quelques plantes tropicales agrave; ramification basitone : vers une reacute;vision du modegrave;le de Tomlinson

摘要

The study of tree architecture initiated in 1970 was followed by that of grasses and liana. Up to now, a larger number of observations were conducted on plants belonging to the Tomlinson's model. Wide variations were perceived at the level of upright part of each ldquo;articlerdquo; or ldquo;modulerdquo;. These observations suggest that the Tomlinson's model should not be considered as a distinct model but rather as a variant with basitone repetition, likely to appear within most of the other known models.Key words: plant architecture, basitone ramification, monocotyledons, dicotyledons. Journal translation