Difference between revisions of "Monocarpic"
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A plant that dies after blooming once. A similar term in palm literature is "hapaxanthic" which is also used to describe plants with one flowering event, the completion of which triggers death. In most cases there is a period of several years between the emergence of the first flowers and the setting of the last fruit. Example: ''[[Caryota urens]]'' is monocarpic. | A plant that dies after blooming once. A similar term in palm literature is "hapaxanthic" which is also used to describe plants with one flowering event, the completion of which triggers death. In most cases there is a period of several years between the emergence of the first flowers and the setting of the last fruit. Example: ''[[Caryota urens]]'' is monocarpic. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 19 June 2008
A plant that dies after blooming once. A similar term in palm literature is "hapaxanthic" which is also used to describe plants with one flowering event, the completion of which triggers death. In most cases there is a period of several years between the emergence of the first flowers and the setting of the last fruit. Example: Caryota urens is monocarpic.