Biology:Aubreville's model

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Aubreville's model is a tree architectural model named after André Aubréville, as he identified this pattern as common in Sapotaceae. It is a monopodial model, and characterized by single axis with rhythmic growth. In this model, each cycle of growth will produce a new group of horizontally arranged branches which themselves develop as sympodial complex axis which support leafy rosettes and flowers.[1][2] Linnaeus used this feature as a distinctive character while naming the genus Terminalia.[1]

Schematic representation of Aubreville's model
Aubréville's model, tier in side view

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