Difference between racemose and cymose inflorescence.?

CBSE Class 11
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Difference between racemose and cymose inflorescence.?

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Racemose Inflorescence

  1. The formation of flowers is indefinite.
  2. The main axis does not terminate in a flower and continuous to grow and forms flowers laterally.
  3. The floral axis is monopodial.

Cymose Inflorescence

  1. The formation of flowers is definite,
  2. The main axis and its branches terminate in a flower.
  3. The floral axis is multipodial.