Leaves & flowers are borne on stems, right? So why is this flower emerging from the leaf of Helwingia chinensis (#Helwingiaceae)? Epiphylly (“upon a leaf”) occurs when the flower primordium is captured by the developing leaf and carried to the center of the lamina. #morphology#Botany 🌱🧪🌾

Whoa 😳 🙏👍

Only plant I ever got familiar with that did that (or something similar) was Ruscus aculeatus