A caudex (pl.: caudices) of a plant is a stem, [1] but the term is also used to mean a rootstock [2] and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises. [ 3 ] In the strict sense of the term, meaning a stem, "caudex" is most often used with plants that have a different stem morphology from the typical angiosperm dicotyledon ...

2013年5月9日 · Caudiciform plants, also known as Fat Plants, are a morphologic grouping of many totally unrelated plants all having a fat stem/trunk or succulent roots that can be raised up in cultivation. These plants are wonderful curiosities and are very popular among those plant collectors and growers that like odd or peculiar plants.

Caudiciform plants form a caudex—a fat, swollen stem, trunk, or aboveground roots. Plants in this category sport colorful names like elephant’s foot, Buddha belly, pregnant onion, and turtle back. Caudiciform plants number in the hundreds, and almost as many gardening clubs are devoted to their unusual architectural forms.

CAUDEX : The axis of a plant, consisting of stem and root; usually used in reference to the trunk or stem of palms and ferns (R.H.S. Diet.); in succulents, that swollen, perennial organ (composed of stem or root or both, and above ground or below) from which arise slender, usually ephemeral photo-synthesizing organs.

2010年6月30日 · Caudiciform plants are almost exclusively desert dwellers that use their swollen stems for water storage between periods of drought. Cacti, especially the barrel type, have short, swollen stems, but are excluded because their stems have the major photosynthetic role.

2025年1月28日 · Fat plants, caudiciform plants, or caudex plants have a characteristic swollen trunk. It could be the underground root or the stem growing above the ground. With unique names and look, these plants that are either bonsai, succulents, vines, or trees look amazing. Read more about them here.

Caudiciform mean stem-like, and refers to plants which have no actually stem, but form a stem-like structure like Xanthorrhoea preissii. However, in collectors use of the term 'caudiciform', it has been used for plants with any significantly swollen part of the plant.

Caudiciform plants form a caudex – a fat, swollen stem, trunk or roots. Plants in this category sport colorful names like elephant’s foot, Buddha belly, pregnant onion, ponytail palm and turtle back. Their swollen caudices serve a common purpose: to store water and nutrients.

2022年12月21日 · Caudex plants typically have enlarged or spreading stems or roots. This large or thick caudex stem or caudex root is never below the ground; either the stem or the root emerges above the surface. The plants are sometimes known as …

Caudiciform, which means ‘like a stem’, is derived from the Latin word caudex, meaning ‘tree trunk’. As the name implies, these plants have something that resembles a stem but looks a bit different than the norm. Specifically, caudiciforms have a caudex, which is an enlarged, bulbous stem or trunk, or a thick set of aboveground roots.