It stands metres high, takes a decade to flower, smells like death and draws huge crowds when it blooms. But scientists are ...

Gerhard Prenner, researcher in plant morphology and anatomy, presents his recent studies on Abrus precatorius, a "deadly beauty" with fascinating flowers and inflorescences. The genus Abrus consists ...

Most palms are tapped with an incision below the spadix, the fleshy inflorescence at the top of the male palm, but some, like date palms, are cut lower down the trunk. James McHugh, in An Unholy ...

Its palm-like leaves are used to make Panama hats. The stamens crumble overnight, revealing a bar-shaped cluster of flowers called spadix. When the somen look-alike plant garnered attention on ...

The white blooms are known as spathes, while the spiky structure inside is called the spadix. Together, they function as a single flower. Peace lilies add a touch of elegance to any room.