Monocarpy (monocarpic or monocarpous)
A monocarpic plant. Photos by S. A. Mori.
Creator(s): S. A. Mori
Description: The monocarpic palm (Corypha umbraculifera) based on an unvouchered plant from Summit Gardens in the Canal Zone, Panama. This plant, after many years without flowering, flowered and then died after the fruits were dispersed.
Rights: Rights reside with creator, otherwise property of NYBG.
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Title
Monocarpy (monocarpic or monocarpous)
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Definition
Referring to plants that die after a single episode of flowering and fruiting; e.g., many bambusoid Poaceae and Tachigali (Fabaceae). Same as hapaxanthic and semelparic and opposite of iteroparic, pleionanthic, or polycarpic.
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Related Terms
Hapaxanthy (hapaxanthic or hapaxanthous)
Polycarpy (polycarpic or (polycarpous)
Pleionanthy (pleionanthic, pleionanthous)
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