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In spiral phyllotaxy, the number of leaves at each node is

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one

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two

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three

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many

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The simplest type of phyllotaxy is alternate or spiral distichous in which the leaves of a brach form two alternate rows (e.g., Grass). In spiral phyllotaxy, a single leaf srises at each node in alternate manner.
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