The stem ( lat. Pedunculus fructifer ) is the stem organ carrying the fruit . It is formed from a pedicle , often as a result of various changes in the tissues .
In some plants, the stem can become woody, in others they become fleshy, for example, in the representative of the sumach - cashew , as well as in some members of the laurel and rushin family. For those plants whose seeds spread when the branches are swaying, the stalks are long and elastic. In many plants, the seeds of which are spread by ants , the stem is tender and drooping. Sometimes the peduncle becomes a peduncle, while not changing.
In the forests of China, India, Japan, and Korea, the Goovena sweet , or Candy Tree, grows, the stems of which contain a lot of sugar . Therefore, unlike the fruits of this tree, which are not used in any way, the stems are edible and are eaten as sweets.
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- Peduncle // The Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 t.] / Ch. ed. A. M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.