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For example, the "flower" of the well known Anthurium spp. is a typical spadix with a large colorful spathe. [ 1 ] In this type of inflorescence , the peduncle is thick, long and fleshy, having small sessile unisexual flowers covered with one or more large green or colourful bracts (spathe).
The inflorescence's deep red color and texture contribute to the illusion that the spathe is a piece of meat. During bloom, the tip of the spadix is roughly human body temperature, which helps the perfume volatilize. The heated spadix creates a micro-convection in the cool ambient air, enhancing the transport of the scent.
The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also known as the arum family, members are often colloquially known as aroids.
The inflorescence bears small flowers which are perfect, containing male and female structures. The flowers are contained in close together spirals on the spadix. The spadix is often elongated into a spike shape, but it can be globe-shaped or club-shaped. Beneath the spadix is the spathe, a type of bract. This is variable in shape, as well, but ...
In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. [1] An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a main axis and by the timing of its flowering (determinate and indeterminate). [2]
Pistia stratiotes has a spadix inflorescence, containing one pistillate flower with one ovary and 2–8 staminate flowers with two stamens. [10] The pistillate and carpellate flowers are separated by folds in the spathe, where the male flowers are located above the female flowers. [ 5 ]
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Spadix may refer to: Spadix (botany) , a reproductive organ of some genera of plants Spadix (zoology) , a similarly shaped secondary sexual organ of some genera of cephalopods and hydrozoans