- A
caudex (pl.: caudices) of a
plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a
rootstock and
particularly a
basal stem
structure from
which new growth...
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Appius Claudius Caudex (fl. 264 BC) was a
Roman politician. He was the
younger brother of
Appius Claudius Caecus, and
served as
consul in 264 BC. In that...
- with
pachycaul (disproportionately large)
stems and a stout,
swollen basal caudex (a
rootstock that
protrudes from the soil). The
leaves are
spirally arranged...
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divided on
whether to help. A
supporter of war, the
consul Appius Claudius Caudex,
turned to one of the po****r ****emblies to get a
favourable vote by promising...
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fleshy modified leaves that
enclose a bud for the next season's
growth Caudex, a form of stem
modification similar in
appearance to a
tuber Corm, modified...
- nature, the
caudex is
usually in
shade beneath thicket vegetation, and only the
leafy tendrils reach up to the sunlight. Therefore, the
caudex is sensitive...
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Political offices Preceded by
Appius Claudius Caudex Marcus Fulvius Flaccus Roman consul with
Manius Otacilius Cr****us 263 BC Succeeded by
Lucius Postumius...
- 18
meters (40 to 60 feet). This
upper growth springs up from a
tuberous caudex which,
according to
Everett "may
occupy a
circle sixty feet [18 meters]...
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perennial growing to 15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m) with a
noticeable expanded caudex, for
storing water. The
single palm-like stem
produces terminal tufts of...
- cutting. Cutting-grown
plants do not tend to
develop a
desirable thick caudex as
quickly as seed-grown plants. The sap of
Adenium boehmianum, A. multiflorum...