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(a) (b) (c)
rachis
(d)
bract
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Figure 3. Types of inflorescence which provide specific epithets:
(a), (b) and (c) are cymes (e.g. Saxifraga cymosa Waldts. & Kit.).
(b) may have the three-dimensional form of a screw, or bostryx.
(c) may be coiled, or scorpioid (e.g. Myosotis scorpioides L.).
(d) is a raceme of cymes, or a thyrse (e.g. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Eschw.).
In these inflorescences the oldest flower terminates the axis and younger ones are
axillary to and below it.
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