Syllepsis (botany)

In botany , Syllepsis describes the formation of side shoots when the mother axis grows in length without going through a bud stage. The scars on the buds are therefore missing. The Sylleptically created shoots are also known as enrichment branches. Syllepsis probably occurs in all young plants of the native wood species and is a sign of high vigor.

Syllepsis is derived from the Greek συλληψις "summary", since the Sylleptic shoots sprout together with this year's shoot. The term was used by Hellmut Späth in 1912 in his dissertation Der Johannistrieb. A contribution to the knowledge of the periodicity and growth ring formation of deciduous woody plants was introduced.

Individual evidence

↑ Schütt, Schuck, Stimm: Lexicon of tree and shrub species . Nikol, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-933203-53-8 , pp. 504 .
^ Gerhard Wagenitz : Dictionary of Botany. Morphology, anatomy, taxonomy, evolution. 2nd, expanded edition. Nikol, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-937872-94-0 , pp. 317, 453.

[Lex-1] Schütt, Schuck, Stimm: Lexicon of tree and shrub species . Nikol, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-933203-53-8 , pp. 504 .

[Wag-2] Gerhard Wagenitz : Dictionary of Botany. Morphology, anatomy, taxonomy, evolution. 2nd, expanded edition. Nikol, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-937872-94-0 , pp. 317, 453.