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(a) individual-bodied and
(b) common-bodied.
Each organism in the former type of plants called pratyeka śarīra, "one body-one soul” organism. But in the latter types of plants called "sādhāraṇa śarīra", some parts have infinite souls sharing one common body, i.e. though each soul is numerically different and is possessed of its own individual kārmana sarīra, it does not have an independent physical body of its own. Sharing a single common physical body, infinite souls are born together, breathe together and die together.
First the fully developed, gross, individual-bodied plants are described in detail. They are of 12 types. The detailed nature of classification though referred here, is described in more details in the Jīvābhigama Sūtra:
1. Vrksa (Tree)Large perennial plant with self-supporting woody trunk (main stem), developing-woody branches at some distance from the ground.
2. Guccha (shrub)-smaller tree without a trunk; many stalks come forth from a single root or bulb.
3. Gulma—similar to the above, but bringing forth twigs or stems instead of stalks.
4. Latā—creeper e.g. champakavela.
5. Valli--climber e.g. gourd etc.
6. Parvaga-plants with knots; e.g. sugar-cane.
pteridophytes as opposed to phaneroganic-plants-angiosperms and gyanosperms. The main mass of land plants are divided into four divisions: bryophtes, pteridophytes, gyanosperms and angiosperms. Algae are classified seperately because their bodies are not organized on the same general system. (b) Bryophytes--division of plants comprising 'MUSCINEAE' (mosses-small plants growing in bogs, or in crowded masses on ground, wood, stone, etc.), HEPATICAE (LIVERWORTS---primitive seedless plant allied to mosses), and ANTHOCEROTAE (small green plants with thin flat body), THALLUS, usually found on deep soil.
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