Platyclades are flattened, photosynthetic shoots, branches or stems that resemble or perform the function of leaves , as in Homalocladium platycladum and some cactus genera like Opuntia and Schlumbergera .
Etymology
Neo-Latin platycladium ; from Greek platy , flat + klados , branch.
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