Panicle
Apanicleis a much-branchedinflorescence.[1]Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that theflowers(andfruit) bepedicellate(having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are oftenracemes.A panicle may have determinate or indeterminate growth.
This type of inflorescence is largely characteristic of grasses, such asoatandcrabgrass,[a]as well as other plants such aspistachioandmamoncillo.Botanists use the termpaniculatein two ways: "having a true panicle inflorescence"[b]as well as "having an inflorescence with the form but not necessarily the structure of a panicle".
Corymb
[edit]Acorymbmay have a paniculate branching structure, with the lower flowers having longerpedicelsthan the upper, thus giving a flattish top superficially resembling anumbel.Many species in the subfamilyAmygdaloideae,such ashawthornsandrowans,produce their flowers in corymbs.
See also
[edit]- Sheath grassbelongs to thegenusColeanthusin the sweet grass family
- Thyrse,a branched inflorescence where the main axis has indeterminate growth, and the branches have determinate growth
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abHickey, M.; King, C. (2001).The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms.Cambridge University Press. p. 30.ISBN978-0521790802.
A much-branched inflorescence.
(softcoverISBN978-0521794015).