Adorned with impressively large, conical inflorescences, the lilac casts a spellbinding fragrance that wafts through the air, delighting all who encounter it. The contrast between its heart-shaped, ...

For this study, the research team used comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC×GC-MS) coupled with dynamic headspace extraction (DHS) to profile these ...

Gerhard Prenner, researcher in plant morphology and anatomy, presents his recent studies on Abrus precatorius, a "deadly beauty" with fascinating flowers and inflorescences. The genus Abrus consists ...

The flowers are arranged in a structure called a cyme that consists of a central flat boss of sterile flowers surrounded by a ring of showy sterile white florets. The mission of the sterile florets is ...

Late formation favours an alternative interpretation, namely that the tendril is homologous to the terminal part of the inflorescence axis. The fact that in some species flowers were found on the ...