| Sympodial in nature, which means the plant has connected stems which cease growth after flowering, the dendrobium has pseudobulbs at the base. |
| Orchids without noticeable pseudobulbs are also said to have growths, an individual component of a sympodial plant. |
| But if two buds of a sympodial branch sprout at the same time, a more or less fork-shaped pattern, a dichasium, is formed. |
| Other types of branching, such the monopodial or sympodial types, are variants of this. |
| Cymbidiums on the other hand are sympodial orchids, which are characterised by creeping rhizomes, with growing points. |
| Extensive sympodial branching does not necessarily follow the attainment of an upper canopy position of full exposure to the solar zenith. |
