| At the time of efflorescence the spadix is cut off and the pithy stem is tapped. |
| In the male zone, the mature spadix is lined with longitudinal resiniferous canals located at the base of the stamens. |
| The initiation of discoid floral primordia occurs acropetally on the surface of the spadix. |
| The spathe is still clinging to the spadix, but it looks slightly more bulbous and cabbagelike than it did yesterday. |
| Other intergrades with spadix from Iowa are mentioned in the account of spadix. |
| The fruit is composed of a mass of berries on a spadix, the fleshy central spike first seen in the flower. |
