Mod 7.1 Inflorescences

• Capitulum/Head - main axis is suppressed, becoming almost flat.
• Catkin - spike-like inflorescence that bears only unisexual flowers; catkins occur only in woody plants
• Corymb - the main axis si comparatively short. The lower flowers have longer stalks than the upper ones so that all the flowers are brought more or less at the same level.
• Cyathium - consists of a cup-shaped involucres formed by fused heads
• Cyme - main axis ends in a flower that opens before the flowers below or on its side open. Further growth takes place with the growth of one or more laterals. The flowers may be with or without
• Hypanthodium - fleshy receptacle forms a hollow cavity which is more or less pear-shaped and has a narrow opening. Flowers are borne on the inner wall of the cavity.
• Panicle - main axis of the flower is branched, and the lateral branches bear the stalked flower.
• Raceme - an unbranched, clongated main axis whose flowers have pedicels that are all about the same length
• Umbel -primary axis is shortened and bears at its tip agroup of flowers which have pedicels of more or less equal lengths, which appear ot spread out from a common point.
• Verticillaster - with acluster of sessile flowersni hte axil of aleaf forming a false whorl at the node
• Spadix - spike with fleshy axis, enclosed by large, often brightly colored bract called SPATHE
• Spike - elongated axis; flowers are sessile or without a stalk