Glossary Details – French Guianan E-Flora Project

Glossary Details:

Title: Monopodial growth form tree of Grias subbullata. Photo by T. Montenegro.

Description: Tree of Grias subbullata based on Cornejo & Montenegro 8291 from Bosque Protector Lelia, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador. This species has a pachycaul, monopodial growth form. The person in the picture is Xavier Cornejo.

Term:

Monopodial

Definition:

Referring to plants with indeterminate growth along one axis. Monopodial stems and branches appear straight.