Following table summarises the comparisons between phylloclades and cladodes (cladophylls).

Phylloclade
Cladode

(i) Both main stem and branches are modified to function like leaves Only the branches are modified to take over the function of leaves

(ii) Phylloclade has limited or definite growth Cladode has unlimited or indefinite growth

(iii) It consists of several nodes and internodes It is usually one inter-node long

(iv) True leaves are commonly caducous True leaves are either reduced to scales or modified to spines

(v) Examples: $R u s c u s a c u l e a t u s, A s p a r a g u s$ , etc Examples: $O p u n t i a, E u p h o r b i a r o y l e a n a$ , etc

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Important Questions on Morphology of Flowering Plants

	Phylloclade	Cladode
(i)	Both main stem and branches are modified to function like leaves	Only the branches are modified to take over the function of leaves
(ii)	Phylloclade has limited or definite growth	Cladode has unlimited or indefinite growth
(iii)	It consists of several nodes and internodes	It is usually one inter-node long
(iv)	True leaves are commonly caducous	True leaves are either reduced to scales or modified to spines
(v)	Examples: $R u s c u s a c u l e a t u s, A s p a r a g u s$ , etc	Examples: $O p u n t i a, E u p h o r b i a r o y l e a n a$ , etc