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2. THE STEM
• The stem is the aerial part of the plant and develops from the
plumule of the embryo.
• It bears nodes and internodes.
• The region of the stem where leaves are born are called nodes while
internodes are the portions between two nodes.
• The stem bears buds, which may be terminal or axillary.
• The stem is generally green when young and later often become
woody and dark brown.
• The main function of the stem is spreading out branches bearing
leaves, flowers, and fruits.
• It conducts water, minerals, and photosynthates.
• Some stems perform the function of storage of food, support,
protection, and of vegetative propagation.
3. MODIFICATIONS OF STEM
For food storage: Rhizome (ginger), Tuber (potato), Bulb (onion),
Corm (colocasia).
For support: Stem tendrils of watermelon, grapevine, and cucumber.
For protection: Axillary buds of the citrus stem, Bougainvillea, get
modified into pointed thorns. They protect plants from animals.
For vegetative propagation: Underground stems of grass, strawberry,
lateral branches of mint, and jasmine.
For assimilation of food: Flattened stem of Opuntia contains
chlorophyll and performs photosynthesis.
4.
5. I. AERIAL MODIFICATION OF STEM
1. Creepers- These plants grow closer (horizontally) to the ground and produce roots at each node.
Example: Cynodon dactylon, Oxalis, Centella
2. Trailers (Stragglers)- A weak stem spreads over the ground's surface without rooting at nodes.
They are divided into three types.
i. Prostrate (Procumbent): A stem that grows flat on the ground. Example: Evolvulus alsinoides, Indigofera
prostrata.
ii. Decumbent: A stem that grows flat but becomes erect during the reproductive stage. Example: Portulaca,
Tridax, Lindenbergia
iii. Diffuse: A trailing stem with spreading branches. Example: Boerhaavia diffusa, Merremia tridentata
3. Climbers- These plants have long, weak stems and produce special organs for attachment for climbing
over support.
Climbing helps to display the leaves towards sunlight and to position the flower for adequate pollination.
i. Root climbers: Plants climb with the help of adventitious roots (arise from nodes), as in species of Piper
betel, Piper nigrum, Hedera helix, Pothos, and Hoya.
ii. Stem climbers (twiners): These climbers lack a specialized structure for climbing, and the stem itself
coils around the support. Example: Ipomoea, Convolvulus, Dolichos, Clitoria, Quisqualis.
6. CONTD….
Stem climbers may coil around the support clockwise or anti-clockwise.
Clockwise coiling climbers are called dextrose. Example: Dioscorea alata.
Anti-clockwise coiling climbers are called sinistrose. Example: Dioscorea bulbifera.
iii. Hook climbers- These plants produce specialized hook-like structures, which are the modification of
various organs of the plant.
In Artabotrys, the inflorescence axis is modified into a hook.
In calamus (curved hook), the leaf tip is modified into a hook.
In Bignonia unguis- cati, the leaflets are modified into a curved hook.
In Hugonia, the axillary buds are modified into hooks.
iv. Thorn climbers- Climbing or reclining on the support with the help of thorns, as
in Bougainvillea and Carissa.
v. Lianas (woody stem climber)- Woody perennial climbers found in tropical forests are lianas. They
twine themselves around tall trees to get light. Examples: Hiptage benghalensis, Bauhinia vahlii, Entada
pursaetha.
vi. Tendril climbers- Tendrils are thread-like coiling structures that help plants climb.
Tendrils may be modifications of Stem – as in Passiflora, Vitis, and Cissus quadrangularis;
7. CONTD….
Inflorescence axis – Antigonon;
Petiole – Clematis;
Leaf – Lathyrus;
Leaflets - Pisum sativum;
Leaf tip – Gloriosa;
Stipules – Smilax.
In pitcher plants (Nepenthes), the leaf’s midrib often coils around support like a tendril and holds the pitcher
in a vertical position.
Phylloclade
This is a green, flattened cylindrical or angled stem or branch of unlimited growth, consisting of a series of
nodes and internodes at long or short intervals.
Phylloclade is a characteristic adaptation of xerophytes where the leaves often fall off early and are
modified into spines or scales to reduce transpiration.
The phylloclade takes over all the functions of leaves, particularly photosynthesis.
The phylloclade is also called cladophyll.
8. CONTD….
Example: Opuntia, Phyllocactus, Muehlenbeckia (flattened phylloclade) Casuarina, Euphorbia
tirucalli, Euphorbia antiquorum (cylindrical phylloclade).
Cladode
Cladode is a flattened or cylindrical stem similar to Phylloclade but with one or two internodes only.
Their stem nature is evident because they bear buds, scales, and flowers.
Example: Asparagus (cylindrical cladode), Ruscus (flattened Cladode).
Thorns
Thorn is a woody and sharp pointed modified stem.
Either the axillary bud or the terminal bud gets modified into thorns.
In Carissa apical bud is modified into thorns.
In Citrus and Atalantia axillary bud is modified into thorns.
(a) Phyllocade- Opuntia
(b) Cladode- Asparagus
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11. II. SUB AERIAL STEM MODIFICATIONS
Sub-aerial stems are found in plants with the weak stem in which branches lie horizontally on the ground. These are
meant for vegetative propagation. They may be subaerial or partially subterranean.
1. Runner
This slender, prostrate branch creeps on the ground and roots at the nodes.
Examples: Centella (Indian pennywort), Oxalis (wood sorrel), and lawn grass (Cynodon dactylon).
2. Stolon
This is also a slender, lateral branch originating from the base of the stem. But it first grows obliquely above the ground,
produces a loop, and bends down towards the ground. When it touches the ground, it produces roots and becomes an
independent plantlet.
Example: Mentha piperita (peppermint), Fragaria indica (wild strawberry).
3. Sucker
Sucker develops from an underground stem and grows obliquely upwards, giving rise to a separate plantlet or new plant.
Example: Chrysanthemum, Musa, Bambusa.
4. Offset
Offset is similar to the runner but found in aquatic plants, especially in rosette-leaved forms. A short thick lateral branch
arises from the lower axial and grows horizontally leafless for a short distance, producing a bunch of rosette leaves and
roots at nodes.
Examples: Eichhornia (water hyacinth) and Pistia (water lettuce).
13. III. UNDERGROUND STEM MODIFICATIONS
• Perennial and some biennial herbs have underground stems, which are generally known as rootstocks.
• Rootstock functions as a storage and protective organ.
• It remains alive below the ground during unfavorable conditions and resumes growth during favorable
conditions.
• Underground stems are not roots because they possess nodes, internodes, scale leaves, and buds.
• Rootstock also lacks root caps and root hairs, but they possess terminal buds, a stem characteristic.
1. Bulb
It is a condensed conical or convex stem surrounded by fleshy scale leaves.
They are of two types
1. Tunicated (coated) bulb: In which the stem is much condensed and surrounded by several concentric layers
of scale leaves. The inner scales commonly fleshy, the outer ones dry.
These are two types (a) Simple Tunicated bulb Example: Allium cepa (b) Compound Tunicated bulb Example:
Allium sativum.
2. Scaly bulb: They are narrow, partially overlap each other by their argins only. Example:Tulipa spp.
Pseudobulb is a short erect aerial storage or propagating stem of certain epiphytic and terrestrial sympodial
orchids. Example: Bulbophyllum.
14. CONTD….
2. Corm
This is a succulent underground stem with an erect growing tip. The
corm is surrounded by scale leaves and exhibit nodes and
internodes.
Example: Amorphophallus, Gladiolus, Colocasia, Crocus,
Colchicum
3. Rhizome
This is an underground stem growing horizontally with several
lateral growing tips. Rhizome posses conspicuous nodes and
internodes covered by scale leaves.
Example: Zingiber officinale, Canna, Curcuma longa, Maranta
arundinacea, Nymphaea, Nelumbo.
4. Tuber
This is a succulent underground spherical or globose stem with
many embedded axillary buds called “eyes”.
Example: Solanum tuberosum, Helianthus tuberosus
15. IV. STEM BRANCHING
The branching pattern is determined by the relative activity of apical meristems. The mode of
arrangement of branches on a stem is known as branching.
There are two main types of branching,
1. Lateral branching, and
2. Dichotomous branching.
Based on the growth pattern, stems may show indeterminate or determinate growth.
(a) Indeterminate: The terminal bud grows uninterrupted and produces several lateral branches. This
type of growth is also known as monopodial branching. Example: Polyalthia, Swietenia, Antiaris.
(b) Determinate: The terminal bud ceases to grow after a period of growth, and the further growth is
taken care of by successive or several lateral meristem or buds. This type of growth is also known
as sympodial branching. Example: Cycas.