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Ulluku (Ullucus tuberosus) tubersTubers are a type of enlarged structure that plants use as storage organs for nutrients, derived from stems or roots.Tubers help plants perennate (survive winter or dry months), provide energy and nutrients, and are a means of asexual reproduction.
Krabèe janèng, Acehnese cuisine made from Dioscorea hispida Several peoples use the tuber as food. The tuber is toxic when fresh due to the presence of saponins and calcium oxalate raphides, so it must be processed prior to consumption, typically by finely slicing into thin strips, placing in a sack or net, and leaving in a stream for a few days until the toxins have leached out.
Turnips, a taproot. Taproot (some types may incorporate substantial hypocotyl tissue) . Arracacia xanthorrhiza (arracacha); Beta vulgaris (beet and mangelwurzel); Brassica spp. (kohlrabi, rutabaga and turnip)
Stems are often specialized for storage, asexual reproduction, protection, or photosynthesis, including the following: . Climbing stem of Senecio angulatus.. Acaulescent: Used to describe stems in plants that appear to be stemless.
Kyllinga is genus of flowering plants in the sedge family known commonly as spikesedges.They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas of the world, especially tropical Africa.
Formed in 1985, the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) is part of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. It was created to provide a unified focus for Maryland's biotechnology research and education. Now it refers as Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET).
A section of rosemary stem, an example of a woody plant, showing a typical wood structure.. A woody plant is a plant that produces wood as its structural tissue and thus has a hard stem. [1]
Maranta arundinacea is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and most of the Lesser Antilles) and South America (in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana). [4]