an inflorescencethe part of the plant that bears the flowers, including brac… in which the main axis has several lateral branches each of which is branched – a compound racemean inflorescence in which the main axis has several lateral …. The stem may keep on growing and the youngest flowers are always at the top. Compare with a cymeinflorescence which ends in a terminal flower, so the oldest… where the oldest flower is at the top and the younger flowers are below. The same comparison stands between a spikean inflorescence with an unbranched stem and sessile flowers… and a cymeinflorescence which ends in a terminal flower, so the oldest….
