Everything about Spadix totally explained
In
botany, a
spadix (pl.
spadices) is a type of
spike: an
inflorescence with small
flowers crowded on a thickened, fleshy axis. The term is applied to certain
monocotyledons, especially members of the Family
Araceae called arums or aroids. In these flower heads there's typically also a
spathe (from
Ancient Greek spathe "broad blade") present: a large, usually showy and solitary,
bract that either subtends (lies just below) or partially encloses the spadix. The "flower" of the
anthurium is a typical spadix with a large colorful spathe.
In
monoecious aroids (possessing separate male and female flowers, but with both flowers present on one plant), the spadix is usually organized with female flowers towards the bottom and male flowers towards the top. In aroids with perfect flowers the stigma is no longer receptive when the pollen is released, thus preventing self-
fertilization. There are also some
dioecious species.
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