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Kinds of inflorescences
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The part of the plant which bears a cluster of flowers is called an inflorescence. There are many kinds of inflorencences. The more common ones are shown below.
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| A raceme is like a spike but its flowers have stalks.
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A cyme is a broad, more or less flat-topped inflorescence with central flowers blooming first. Examples are Hairy Clidemia (Clidemia hirta) and Singapore Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum).
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A head or capitulum is a round or flat-topped infloresence with a cluster of flowers which have no stalks. Examples are Yellow Creeping Daisy (Wedelia trilobata), Touch-me-not (Mimosa pudica) and Club-wort (Adenostemma lavenia).
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A panicle is an elongated inflorescence with a central axis along which are single or branched racemes or spikes.
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