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Spiciform

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Spi´ci`form
a.1.(Bot.) Spike-shaped.
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In such cases, when the florescence consists of solitary flowers arranged along an axis, the FU is either a spike (or spiciform inflorescence) or a raceme.
The flowering unit in the synflorescences of Amaranthaceae by Acosta, Juan Manuel; Perreta, Mariel; Amsler, Alicia; Vegetti, Abelardo C. / The Botanical Review
The combination of a spiciform inflorescence with a fragile rachis, bearing verticils of 4-6 spikelets, the spikelets with single unisexual flowers, the pistillate ones disarticulating below the glumes, along with a set of other unifying features, is good evidence that Parianeae represent a natural group (Clayton & Renvoize, 1986; Hollowell, 1987).
Phylogenetics and character evolution in the grass family (Poaceae): ... by Soreng, Robert J.; Davis, Jerrold I. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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