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Differentiate Catkin and Spadix with example.

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Catkin (amentum)                                 Spadix
1. It is a spike consisting of sessile, unisexual flowers. 1. It is a spike with thick and fleshy
2. The inflorescence axis is long and pendulous. Complete inflorescence drops altogether same time e.g., Morus (mulberry) Salix, Acalypha, etc.

 
2. inflorescence axis surrounded by one or several brightly coloured bracts, called spathe; e.g., banana, maize, Colocasia, etc.

 

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