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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 ( peduncle ) and by the timing of its flowering (determinate and indeterminate).
Poaceae (/ p oʊ ˈ eɪ s i. iː,-s i aɪ / poh-AY-see-e(y)e), also called Gramineae (/ ɡ r ə ˈ m ɪ n i. iː,-n i aɪ / grə-MIN-ee-e(y)e), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.
Palea, in Poaceae, refers to one of the bract-like organs in the spikelet. The palea is the uppermost of the two chaff-like bracts that enclose the grass floret (the other being the lemma). It is often cleft at the tip, implying that it may be a double structure derived from the union of two separate organs.
Poaceae, also known as the true grasses, is the fourth largest plant family in the world with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos , and several important weeds .
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Poaceae: Subfamily: Pooideae: Genus: ... The inflorescence is a branching array up to 20 centimeters long which may be narrow ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It was first described in 1788. ... The inflorescence is in open panicles, which are 4 ...
Harpochloa falx (common name caterpillar grass attending to the shape of its inflorescence), is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. [1] Although fire-adapted, in the absence of regular burns it comes to dominate its competitors. [2] Caterpillar grass, Mamafubedu, Free State
The Andropogoneae, sometimes called the sorghum tribe, are a large tribe of grasses (family Poaceae) with roughly 1,200 species in 90 genera, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. They include such important crops as maize (corn), sugarcane , and sorghum . [ 2 ]