Abstract: Abeliophyllum Distichum
Abstract: Abeliophyllum Distichum
Abstract: Abeliophyllum Distichum
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Abeliophyllum distichum (also commonly known as white forsythia and synonymous to Korean
abelialeaf) is a deciduous shrub that may be found in temperate forests or evergreen forests like
those that may be found in certain parts of Korea, and are considered to be seriously endangered
in the wild and is illegally harvested by some for its medicinal properties and ornamental
function. This plant species may bloom early in spring after dormancy with white flowers that
smell like almonds and contain yellow stamens, and shed leaves every winter and grow again
when the conditions are favorable, and has branches that are arched. Abeliophyllum distichum is
a deciduous plant, thus are mainly active during spring and dormant during winter, and are also
perrenial, that is they generally survive for more than two years and undergo growth stages and
reproductive cycles. One distinct structure of Abeliophyllym distichum is their vascular tissues
that comprise of vascular cells such as the xylem (transports water and nutrients from the roots
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towards the plant’s leaves, stems and braches) and the phloem (transports food from the leaves to
the rest of the plant body) that may be found all throughout the body of the plant. The structures
and the distinct characteristics of Abeliophyllum distichum are likewise similar to that of
ancestral organisms like Fontanesia and that of Forsythia that prove that Abeliophyllum
distichum is a product of evolution and that they are closely related or even coming from the
characteristics, structures, life cycle and functions that enable it to grow and propagate up until
now.
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evergreen forests and are considered to be seriously endangered in the wild. This plant species
may with white flowers and yellow stamens, and shed leaves every winter and grow again when
the conditions are favorable. Abeliophyllum distichum is a deciduous plant, thus are mainly
active during spring and dormant during winter, and are also perrenial which means that they
generally survive for more than two years. One distinct structure of Abeliophyllym distichum is
their vascular tissues that comprise of vascular cells such as the xylem and the phloem. The
structures and the distinct characteristics of Abeliophyllum distichum are likewise similar to that
of ancestral organisms like Fontanesia and that of Forsythia that prove that Abeliophyllum
distichum is a product of evolution and that they are closely related. Furthermore, Abeliophyllum
distichum is a plant species with interesting characteristics, structures, life cycle and functions
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that enable it to grow and propagate up until now.