Question

Differentiate Corymb and Umbel with example

Answer 1

Answer:

Corymb:

1. Inflorescence axis is distinct.

2. Stalks of flowers arise at different levels on the axis.

3. Lower and older flowers have longer peidcals and upper younger flowers have shorter pedicals.

4. All the flowers are at the same level.

Umbel:

1. It is much suppresses and reduced into a point.

2. They arise almost from one point on the axis.

3. Pedicles of the flowers are almost equal in length.

4. Inflorescence is more or less spherical in appearance.