stem-type Flashcards
1
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types of stem
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strong stem- caudex/columnar , culm, deliguescent , excurrent
weak stem -trailing/trailer, climber ,creeper
2
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caudex
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eg . palm
unbranched , erect , cylindrical and covered with leaf scars
3
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culm
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eg. bamboo
node and internode present
4
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deliguescent
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eg . neem mango peepal
tree like branches
5
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excurrent
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eg. pinus
cone shaped
6
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trailing / trailer
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weak stem spreading on earth without rooting from nodes
eg. triadax, evolvus
7
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climber
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eg. bougainvillea(by hooks )
grapes (by tendril)
they climb on other plants or walls with help of specific structure
8
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creeper
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spread horizontally and roots from node
eg. cynodon (doob)
