Multiple choice

An inflorescence is a cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch with the arrangement of several branches. The inflorescence stops growing in ______________.

  1. solitary cyme

  2. simple cyme

  3. hypanthodium

  4. cyathium

  5. spikelet

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Here the growth of the peduncle is definite because it terminates in a flower. Below this flower, two branches develop laterally in the axis of opposite bracts. These branches also end in flowers. There is no further growth of the inflorescence.

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