thumb|Flowers of [[Syzygium monospermum]]

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Cauliflory is a botanical term referring to plants that flower and fruit from their main stems or woody trunks, rather than from new growth and shoots. It is rare in temperate regions but common in tropical forests. whether inflorescences attach to stolons or branches, and whether axillary nodes or adventitious nodes develop into reproductive tissues. In Cercis canadensis, dormant buds break annually in a sympodial pattern.

One frequently suggested hypothesis for the evolution of cauliflory is to allow trees to be pollinated or have their seeds dispersed by animals, especially bats, that climb on trunks and sturdy limbs to feed on the nectar and fruits. mechanical support for larger flowers and fruits particularly in Artocarpus and Durio, and evolutionary theory built on the plant as a metapopulation and differential rates of mutations across large plant bodies.

Cauliflorous species

List of some species of cauliflorous plants with articles (list may be incomplete):

  • Annonaceae
  • Uvariopsis (all species are ramiflorous, cauliflorous or both.)
  • Bignoniaceae
  • Adenocalymma
  • Amphitecna, Parmentiera, Crescentia
  • Rhodocolea, Colea
  • Caricaceae
  • Carica papaya (papaya)
  • Cunoniaceae
  • Davidsonia
  • Ebenaceae
  • Meliaceae
  • Didymocheton spectabilis (kohekohe)
  • Onagraceae
  • Fuchsia excorticata (kōtukutuku)
  • Oxalidaceae
  • Averrhoa bilimbi (bilimbi)
  • Sapindaceae
  • Chytranthus
  • Cauliflory in Malaysian Rainforest Trees