Spadix (botany)
Appearance
In
spathe. For example, the "flower" of the well known Anthurium spp. is a typical spadix with a large colorful spathe.[1]
In this type of
unisexual flowers covered with one or more large green or colourful bracts (spathe). Spadix inflorescence is found in colocasia, aroids, maize and palms
(palms have compound spadix).
fertilization
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In the compound spadix inflorescence, the axis is branched. Usually the whole inflorescence is covered by a stiff boat-shaped hood, for example the coconut (palms).
Gallery
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Elephant ear or ape flower (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) with a white spadix partially surrounded by a green-, rose-, and cream-colored spathe
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spatheand spadix
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Spadix of Spathiphyllum floribundum
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Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) spadix at the United States Botanic Garden
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Flamingo Lily (Anthurium andraeanum) at the United States Botanic Garden
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Spadix of Spathiphyllum in Brazil
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Spadix of Typha latifolia
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Spadix of Zantedeschia elliottiana cultivar showing male flowers above with pollen and female below
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Peace lily (Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum) clearly showing the characteristic spadix and spathe of the genus
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Spadix of ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) with curled back spathe
References
Further reading
- Sonderman, Barbara (September 12, 2013). "What is a 'Spathe & Spadix', you ask? Might I find one in the Tucker Greenhouse?". Tucker Greenhouse, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri.
- Ito-Inaba, Yasuko; Sato, Mayuko; Masuko, Hiromi; Hida, Yamato; Toyooka, Kiminori; Watanabe, Masao; Inaba, Takehito (2009). "Developmental changes and organelle biogenesis in the reproductive organs of thermogenic skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus renifolius)". Journal of Experimental Botany. 60 (13): 3909–3922. PMID 19640927.