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(leaf stalk, called a stipe in ferns), a lamina (leaf blade), stipules (small structures located to either side of the base of the petiole) and a sheath. Not every species produces leaves with all of these structural components. The lamina is the expanded, flat component of the leaf that contains the chloroplasts. The sheath is a structure at the base that fully or partially wraps around the stem,

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