Cryosophila warscewiczii
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Cryosophila warscewiczii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, endemic to Central America.
Cryosophila warscewiczii Balboa Park Botanical Building DSC06783
Spadix (botany)
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In botany, a spadix is a type of inflorescence having small flowers borne on a fleshy stem. Spadices are typical of the family Araceae, the arums or aroids. The spadix is typically surrounded by a lea
Cryosophila warscewiczii
…eventually fall off. Outer spathelets are tougher and often exhibit two ridges, whereas the inner spathelets are longer and wrap around the base of spadix branches, which measure 15–30 cm. The spadix itself has a thick main axis and lateral branches 30–75 cm long, densely covered with flowers. Flowers are…
Elephant ear or ape flower (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) with a white spadix partially surrounded by a green-, rose-, and cream-colored spathe
Anthurium scherzerianum inflorescence with spathe and spadix
Spadix of Spathiphyllum floribundum
Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) spadix at the United States Botanic Garden