Q.Write notes on Cymose inflorescence.

Step 1. In a cymose inflorescence, the apical meristem of the peduncle itself terminates by developing into a flower, so the growth of the axis is finite/limited rather than continuing indefinitely.

Step 2. Because the tip stops growing once it becomes a flower, that terminal flower is the oldest, while younger flowers develop from lateral branches produced below it — this order is described as basipetal succession. …

Recall the three linked facts that define cymose: apical meristem terminates into a flower, b …

• Mixing up basipetal (cymose) with acropetal (racemose) succession. …