Table 3.
Formulas for flowering shoot systems (FSSs) and reproductive units based on meristem position (Figs 4B and 5B), meristem type and developmental programme (Figs 4C–E and 5C–E); species are arranged after Fig. 6.
| Species | FSS formula | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Lysimachia nummularia | h B1 pr E0 | Proliferating monopode (FSS) with axillary flowers |
| Beaufortia squarrosa | w B1 pr E0 | Proliferating monopode (FSS) with axillary flowers |
| Mahonia aquifolium | w B1 pr C1D1 | Proliferating monopode (FSS) with axillary (compound) racemes (I) |
| Melilotus alba | h B1 C2D1 | Monopode (FSS) with axillary racemes up to ∼ 2nd order (I) |
| Urtica dioica | h B1 E5 | Monopode (FSS) with axillary cy-FUs of 2nd order (see Bernbeck 1932) |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | w B3 C2D2 E5 | Terminal (FSS) thyrse (I: botryoid with cymes), terminal flower sometimes suppressed |
| Chaerophyllum bulbosum | h B2 E2 | Terminal and lateral (FSS) secondary umbels up to 4th order (FU) |
| Phytolacca acinosa | h B4 C2D1 | Terminal and basipetal (FSS) racemes (I) up to ∼ 2nd order |
| Lasiopetalum cordifolium | w B2 E5 | Terminal and lateral (FSS) cy-FUs up to high orders (monochasia) |
| Lythrum salicaria | h B4 C2D1 E5 | Terminal and basipetal (FSS) thyrses (I: spike with cymes) |
| Aruncus dioicus | w B4 C1D1 | Terminal and basipetal (FSS) compound racemes (I) |
| Maianthemum bifoilium | h B3 C2D1 | Terminal (FSS) raceme (I) |
| Salvia pratensis | h B4 C2D1 E5 | Terminal and basipetal (FSS) thyrses (I: spike with cymes) |
| Salvia viridis | h B4pr C2D1 E5 | Terminal and basipetal (FSS) proliferating thyrse (I: spike with cymes) |
| Ligustrum vulgaris | w B3 C1D2 | Terminal (FSS) panicle (I) |
| Ricinus communis | h B4 C2D2 E5 | Terminal and basipetal (FSS) thyrses up to ∼ 4th order (I: botyroid with cymes) |
| Campanula medium | h B4 C2D2 | Terminal and basipetal (FSS) botryoids (I) |
| Mimosa pudica | h B1 acE3 p | Proliferating monopode (FSS) with heads (FU) at accessory shoot positions |
| Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana | w B3 E3 p | Terminal (FSS) head (FU; with extrafloral bracts |
| Dyssodia decipiens | h B4 E4 p | Terminal and basipetal (FSS) secondary heads (FU; with ray flowers) |
| Polycalymma stuartii | h B3 C2D2 E5 E3 p | Terminal (FSS) thyrse (I: botryoid with cymes bearing heads up to 5th order) (with extrafloral bracts) |
Abbreviations: ac, accessory shoot; pr, proliferating; cy, cymose; FSS, flowering shoot system; FU, floral unit; h, herbaceous; I, inflorescence; p, pseudanthium; w, woody.