The main axis of each is a monopodial unbranched rhizome that grows plagiotropically, with little internode elongation, below the soil surface. |
The upright aerial stems exhibit a monopodial branching pattern, having one main axis of growth. |
This model is characterized by a single monopodial trunk and plagiotropic, indeterminate branches. |
An unusual monopodial plant, having erect slender stems with a few narrow leaves, the orchid Arundina gramini folia is originally from the forests of Asia. |
The tree with the nest was short with numerous forks and absence of its natural monopodial growth pattern, differing from other Australian pines adjacent to it. |
Other types of branching, such the monopodial or sympodial types, are variants of this. |