Lucheba

Luchebas [l.Ü.ch.eí-b.a]  (LOO-chay-bah) form the order sphenopyllales and grow as messy, disorganised shrubs growing no taller than 2 metres and no wider than 4 metres from the central stem.

Morphology
Luchebas are shrubs which grow from a central stem and bear many thin, tangling branches.

The stem is woody, especially at the base. It is protostelic. The branches are thin and vine-like.

The leaves of luchebas grow as a whorl prediodically along the branches. Each whorl consists of 2 to 6 leaves. The leaves are often, but not always, quite small and are megaphyllic, with a few veins branching off of the central vein in each leaf.

The reproductive organs of luchebas are sporagnium-bearing strobili (cones), partly protected by upper and lower bracts. These bracts can also serve to 'catch' the spores of other individuals.

Evolution and Taxonomy
TBC - horsetaily things