Unbranched inflorescence

• Title

  Unbranched inflorescence

• Definition

  An inflorescence with a single rachis.

• Notes

  In Lecythidaceae, species with predominantly unbranched inflorescences usually have few, if any, branched inflorescences on the same tree.

• Related Terms

  Branched inflorescence

• Broader Terms

  Inflorescence

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