Cauline inflorescence
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Cauline inflorescence
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Definition
Refers to flowers or fruits that arise below the leaves from the main trunk of a shrub or tree.
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Notes
In the Lecythidaceae, the best examples of cauline species are the cannon-ball tree (Couroupita guianensis) and species of Grias. They also occur in species of Eschweilera), for example
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