They are spirally arranged, persistent, and usually have parallel venation.
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It has linear leaves with parallel venation and flowers in parts of three.
3.
The leaves are elliptical and blunt, with white glaucous undersurface which displays parallel venation.
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Leaves : fleshy and mucilaginous arranged in a basal rosette, alternate and spiral, simple, margin entire, with parallel venation, sheathing at the base, without stipules and hair simple.
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However the " Labourdonnaisia " species have parallel venation on their leaves, while the " Sideroxylon " species have densely netted leaf-venation and strong midribs under their leaves.
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However the " Labourdonnaisia " trees have parallel venation on their leaves-while the " Sideroxylon " trees have densely-netted venation and a strong midrib under their leaves.
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"Gymnostachys " is kept to its own subfamily "'Gymnostachydoideae "'due to its unique characteristics that include an unusually structured flowering shoot and linear leaves with parallel venation.
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The lanceolate leaves are simple, spirally arranged, 5 20 cm long and 1.5 5 cm broad at the base, with a parallel venation and entire margin; they grow in tight whorls and are a uniform dark green.