Semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen is a botanical term which refers to plants that lose their foliage for a very short period, when old leaves fall off and new foliage growth is starting. This phenomenon occurs in tropical and sub-tropical woody species, for example in Dipteryx odorata.[1] Semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen may also describe some trees, bushes or plants that normally only lose part of their foliage in autumn/winter or during the dry season, but might lose all their leaves in a manner similar to deciduous trees in an especially cold autumn/winter or severe dry season (drought).[2]
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edit- ^ "Semi-deciduous Forest | Cristalino Lodge". cristalinolodge.com.br. Archived from the original on 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "semievergreen". merriam-webster. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
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