Rachis

(1) Rachis (of compound leaf)

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

The main stalk (axis) of a pinnate leaf above and continuous to the petiole

The rachis extends from the first set of leaflets (where the petiole ends) to the end of the leaf; as well the stalk of a pinna in a bipinnate compound leaf and that part of a fern frond stalk that bears the leaflets

(2) Rachis (of inflorescence)


	*The main stalk (axis) of an inflorescence, above the peduncle, bearing flowers. e.g. of a floral spike or a raceme*

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