STEM MORPHOLOGY
Shoot tip Leaf scar Young leaf Stipule Lateral vein Leaf margin Pulvinus Petiole (leaf stalk) Leaf base Midrib Adventitious roots Abscission zone Internode Soil surface Transition zone Axillary bud Node Primary lateral root Tap root Secondary lateral root Leaf tip Axillary bud Leaf Root Stem Parts of Root, Stem and Leaf
new corm old corm BULB RHIZOME CORM TUBER axillary bud internode scale leaf node adventitious roots tuber axillary bud adventitious roots stem axillary bud terminal bud scale leaf axillary bud STEM MODIFICATIONS
Ginger - rhizome Potato- tuber Gladiolus - cormOnion - bulb
STOLON SUCKER RUNNER stolon runner suckernew rhizomeold rhizome sucker
Banana - suckers Stolons Runners
CLADODE cladode Asparagus
Stem modificationLeaf modification Thorn
STEM BRANCHING shoot tip/apex main stem lateral branch - Indefinite - Racemose - Monopodial dead shoot tip Biparous Scorpiod (Zigzag)Helicoid (helix) Uniparous Cymose/Definite
Zigzag branching
TENDRILS tendrils
Cymose/Definite
Monopodial/Racemose/Indefinite