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Psychotria capensis subsp. capensis (black bird berry) stems display “a growing tip with a pair of new leaves emerging from the protection of an interpetiolar stipule; a node with a live, still intact, interpetiolar stipule; and a node with the dried remains of a deciduous interpetiolar stipule.” Images [1,2,3 combined] © SAplants CC BY-SA 4.0
![Psychotria capensis subsp. capensis (black bird berry) stems display “a growing tip with a pair of new leaves emerging from the protection of an interpetiolar stipule; a node with a live, still intact, interpetiolar stipule; and a node with the dried remains of a deciduous interpetiolar stipule." Images [1,2,3 combined] © SAplants CC BY-SA 4.0](https://i0.wp.com/mgnv.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Psychotria_capensis_subsp_capensis_1DS-II_0077_1DS-II-0070_2884_stipules.jpg?ssl=1)
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