axial of scale leaf means
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A small flat leaf resembling a scale, such as on many conifers.
An individual flower that is subtended by a scale leaf at its junction with the stem of a plant; a rudimentary leaf...
The diversity of leaf shape in the plant kingdom reflects subtle differences in morphogenetic events that are similar for all plants. Leaves are initiated from groups of cells on the flanks of the shoot apical meristem (SAM) and acquire their characteristic form shortly after emergence. At maturity, leaves are asymmetric about one or more axes: proximodistal (base to tip), adaxial-abaxial (upper to lower surface) and mediolateral (midvein to margins). The asymmetric distribution of cell types, vasculature, air spaces, epidermal hairs and cuticular waxes allow each part of the leaf to perform a specialised function. Relatively little is known about the mechanisms that pattern each axis of the leaf.