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Abstract
In the last decade important progress has been made regarding pattern recognition
and generation of the phenomenon of phyllotaxis. Phyllotaxis, a central area in plant
morphogenesis, proposes a challenge that reaches beyond the field of botany and whose
resolution must be sought through evolutionary biology and general comparative morphology.
This review summarizes the contributions in the area, redefines the challenge, and
proposes an adequate framework for the study of the phenomenon.