Vascular plants with monopodial growth habits grow upward from a single point. They add leaves to the apex each year and the stem grows longer accordingly. The word Monopodial is derived from Greek “mono-“, one and “podial”, “foot”, in reference to the fact that monopodial plants have a single trunk or stem. Related Images:
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Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly called the dogbane family, after the American plant known as dogbane, Apocynum cannabinum. Members of the family are native to European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members. Many species are tall trees […]
Internode
The area of the stem that is between the nodes. Related Images:
Indoleacetic acid
(chemical) or; IAA. A naturally occurring auxin, a kind of plant hormone. Related Images:
Cytokinin
A class of plant hormones that promotes cell division, among other effects. Related Images:
Cork
A secondary tissue produced by the cork cambium; non living at maturity; the outer part of the periderm. Related Images:
Chlorophyll
The green pigment in plants responsible for trapping light energy for photosynthesis. Related Images:
Cambium
A layer of meristematic tissue that produces new phloem on the outside, new xylem on the inside, and is the origin of all secondary growth in plants. The cambium layer forms the annual ring in wood. Related Images:
Apical meristem
Area of the plant shoot and root tips where cells actively divide to provide more cells that will expand and develop into the tissues and organs of the plant. Also called shoot meristem. Related Images:
Apical Bud
A bud at the tip of the stem Related Images: