leaf rachis leaf rachis tendril tendril (broad) plant_anatomy raquis en zarzillo de la hoja (Spanish, exact) PO:0025366 A leaf rachis (PO:0020055) that is slender and coiling and lacks a lamina. 葉軸巻きひげ (Japanese, exact) Aids plant in climbing. Differs from a leaf tendril, in that a leaf rachis tendril bear leaflets. See also leaf tendril (PO:0025361), leaflet tendril (PO:0025362), leaf apex tendril (PO:0025363), branch tendril (PO:0025364), stem apex tendril (PO:0025365), and prophyll tendril (PO:0025366). Careful observation is required to correctly classify some tendrils. rwalls 2011-11-16T05:08:39Z