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Node is unilacunar inP. coronopus andP. pumila, trilacunar inP. ovata, and multilacunar inP. lagopus andP. major.
The number of leaf gaps directly varies with leaf size and its base.
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Misra, R.C. Morphological studies inPlantago . Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 63, 271–274 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03052003
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