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Science - Botany / plant growth habits | | German term or phrase: Schopfrosettenbaum | | This is a type of growth habit found in many yuccas, dracaenas, aloes, cordylines, and pachypodiums, where the plant or tree has a crown or rosette of leaves at the top of a single trunk, or the trunk may be branched, but each branch ends in a crown or rosette of leaves. Is there a specific term for this in English? Schopfrosettenpflanze is also used. |
|  John SpeeseKudoZ activityQuestions: 475 ( 3 open) ( 10 without valid answers) ( 21 closed without grading) Answers: 334
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| | English translation:s.u. | Explanation:
well, Schopfrosettenbaum gets 111 hits in google eg:
der Äthiopische Schopfrosettenbaum ( Lobelia rhynchopetalum )
http://www.agrar-presseportal.de/Nachrichten/Seltene-Bluete_...
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Schopfrosettenbaum — Espeletia in Kolumbien Schopfrosettenpflanzen bzw. Schopfrosettenbäumchen zeichnen sich durch eine spezielle Wuchsform aus.
http://www.esacademic.com/dic.nsf/eswiki/446941
so if the general shape is meant and the plant in question is BIG, it can be
a giant rosette plant (both species cited get lots of hits described like this)
however:
[..]dies hat als Adaptationen
einerseits zu sog. "Schopfrosetten" geführt, die ihren Vegetationskegel über dem Boden haben
und deren tote Blätter zum Schutz an der Pflanze verbleiben [..]
https://botanik.uni-hohenheim.de/fileadmin/einrichtungen/bot...
vs.
[..]Another kind of protection is provided by the caulescent rosette which is part of the growth form of the giant Espeletia genus in South America, which has a well-developed stem above the ground.[2] In tropical alpine environments a wide variety of plants in different plant families and different parts of the world have evolved this growth form characterized by evergreen rosettes growing above marcescent leaves[..]
… sprich tote Blätter
so to call it a “ caulescent rosette ” is to emphasize the stalk
and
if you want to focus on the leaves it would be
terminal leaf rosette
eg:
However, stem elongation rates have been determined (3–5.5 cm per year) and indicate an age of about 250 years for the tallest arborescent Dendrosenecios which may reach a height of 10 m. 30 to 120 large leaves are clustered in an enormous terminal rosette, justifying the term giant rosette plants.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p41j824112323h47/
Pachypodium namaquanum
One of the most distinctive of South African Pachypodiums.The thick tapered trunk can grow up to over 2 metres in height with a terminal leaf rosette. The whole trunk is covered in spiralling rows of small tubercules bearing needle like spines.
http://www.toobees-exotics.com/acatalog/Pachypodium.html
as it s not a term there r several possibilities dep on the context
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rikka
Local time: 04:02
| Grading comment Tuft trees and/or trees with terminal leaf rosettes sounds good.
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1 hr confidence:   s.u.
Explanation:
well, Schopfrosettenbaum gets 111 hits in google eg:
der Äthiopische Schopfrosettenbaum ( Lobelia rhynchopetalum )
http://www.agrar-presseportal.de/Nachrichten/Seltene-Bluete_...
, or
Schopfrosettenbaum — Espeletia in Kolumbien Schopfrosettenpflanzen bzw. Schopfrosettenbäumchen zeichnen sich durch eine spezielle Wuchsform aus.
http://www.esacademic.com/dic.nsf/eswiki/446941
so if the general shape is meant and the plant in question is BIG, it can be
a giant rosette plant (both species cited get lots of hits described like this)
however:
[..]dies hat als Adaptationen
einerseits zu sog. "Schopfrosetten" geführt, die ihren Vegetationskegel über dem Boden haben
und deren tote Blätter zum Schutz an der Pflanze verbleiben [..]
https://botanik.uni-hohenheim.de/fileadmin/einrichtungen/bot...
vs.
[..]Another kind of protection is provided by the caulescent rosette which is part of the growth form of the giant Espeletia genus in South America, which has a well-developed stem above the ground.[2] In tropical alpine environments a wide variety of plants in different plant families and different parts of the world have evolved this growth form characterized by evergreen rosettes growing above marcescent leaves[..]
… sprich tote Blätter
so to call it a “ caulescent rosette ” is to emphasize the stalk
and
if you want to focus on the leaves it would be
terminal leaf rosette
eg:
However, stem elongation rates have been determined (3–5.5 cm per year) and indicate an age of about 250 years for the tallest arborescent Dendrosenecios which may reach a height of 10 m. 30 to 120 large leaves are clustered in an enormous terminal rosette, justifying the term giant rosette plants.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p41j824112323h47/
Pachypodium namaquanum
One of the most distinctive of South African Pachypodiums.The thick tapered trunk can grow up to over 2 metres in height with a terminal leaf rosette. The whole trunk is covered in spiralling rows of small tubercules bearing needle like spines.
http://www.toobees-exotics.com/acatalog/Pachypodium.html
as it s not a term there r several possibilities dep on the context
| rikka
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of:  Russian
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| | Grading comment | Tuft trees and/or trees with terminal leaf rosettes sounds good. |
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8 mins confidence:
34 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 giant lobelia
Explanation:
Lobelia rhynchopetalum
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Note added at 17 hrs (2011-02-06 15:35:46 GMT)
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rikka's right. It seems there is no direct equivalent. "Schopfrosettenbaum" or "Schopfrosettenpflanzen" are popular names for a diverse group of plants with similar appearance.
Reference: http://www.guyshachar.com/world/ethiopia/simien.htm
| Coqueiro
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of: German
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