Pollakanth
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Pollakanth is a plant that reproduced, flowers and sets seed, recurrently during its life. The term was first used by Frans R. Kjellman
Frans Reinhold Kjellman
Frans Reinhold Kjellman was a Swedish botanist who specialized in marine phycology and is known in particular for his work on Arctic algae....

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Other terms with the same meaning are polycarpic
Polycarpic
Polycarpic plants are those that flower and set seeds many times before dying....

and iteroparous.

Its antonym is hapaxanth
Hapaxanth
A hapaxanth is a term used for a plant species whose individuals flowers only once in their lifetime and die subsequently. Other terms with the same meaning are semelparous and monocarpic....

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