Cymose Inflorescence and Its Types
Cymose Inflorescence:
- This type of inflorescence is also known as determinate or definite inflorescence.
- Each peduncle or axis, whether main or axillary terminates into a flower.
- Younger flowers arise from the base of the older ones.
- Hence, the arrangement of flowers is in basipetal succession, that is, the older ones appear at the top and the younger ones at the base.
1. Solitary Cymose:
- It is the most simple type of inflorescence.
- The main axis does not branch and always ends in a single flower.
- For example, China Rose, Hibiscus, etc.
China rose represents solitary cyme.
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