Callus
Propagation and reproduction
Definition: Plant callus (plural calluses or calli ) is a growing mass of unorganized plant parenchyma cells. In living plants, callus cells are those cells that cover a plant wound.
How it applies to plumeria: Callus can relate to cuttings, rooting, grafting, seed pods, seedlings, or pollination. These details help explain how a plumeria is reproduced and whether a plant is a clone, a seedling, or a grafted plant.
What to look for: Record whether the observation came from a cutting, grafted plant, seedling, pod parent, or pollen parent. Propagation notes are useful, but they should be kept separate from visual identification traits.
Identification note: This term is one clue. A plumeria should be compared using all available traits, photos, source history, and growing context rather than a single characteristic.
- Guadalupe Fernandez Cultivar Record
- Glossary: Woundwood – CallusWoundwood - Callus: After wounding, callus forms, woundwood is a tough, woody tissue full of lignin that grows behind callus When woundwood closes wounds, then normal wood continues... Plumeria context is explained on the term page.
- Glossary: Root HormoneRoot Hormone: What is Rooting Hormone? When propagating plumeria using a cutting, it is often helpful to use a root-stimulating hormone. Plumeria context is explained on the term page.
- Glossary: WoundwoodWoundwood: After wounding, callus forms, woundwood is a tough, woody tissue full of lignin that grows behind callus When woundwood closes wounds, then normal wood continues... Plumeria context is explained on the term page.