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Phyllotaxis refers to the arrangement of leaves, seeds, or other botanical organs on a plant stem or axis. This arrangement influences light capture, water drainage, and reproductive success, and it is a central topic in plant morphology and developmental biology. The term is derived from Greek roots meaning leaf and arrangement.

In nature, phyllotaxis often manifests as a spiral pattern. The most common spiral arrangement follows the golden angle of about 137.5 degrees, which tends to produce Fibonacci numbers in the counts of leaves or seeds along a stem or in flower heads. Other patterns include alternate, opposite, and whorled phyllotaxis, and plants may switch between patterns during growth or under environmental influence. The development of phyllotaxis is linked to the growth dynamics of the apical meristem and to hormonal signaling, particularly auxin, which influences where new primordia form.

Researchers describe phyllotaxis using concepts such as parastichies (the visible spirals), divergence angles, and lattice models that approximate how organs are spaced. Mathematical and computational models help explain why certain patterns are stable and how small changes in growth rate or hormonal gradients can shift a plant from one arrangement to another. Phyllotaxis is studied across botany, mathematics, and computer science, often using imaging and image analysis to quantify patterns.

phyllotaxisban is a Hungarian locative form meaning “in phyllotaxis.” In Hungarian, the suffix -ban denotes a location, so phyllotaxisban appears in sentences that discuss phyllotactic phenomena within a context or field. It is not a separate scientific concept, but a grammatical form used to situate statements about phyllotaxis in language. See also phyllotaxis, Fibonacci sequence, and parastichy.