Development and Growth of Axillary Buds in Lysichiton camtschatcensis (Araceae)

Abstract

Development and growth of axillary buds on the rhizomes of Lysichiton camtschatcensis (L.) Schott (Araceae) were observed in Sendai and Nikko, Japan. It was confirmed that the axillary buds were formed at the axil of the first (lower) leaf of the diphyllous sympodial units and some of them eventually grew to produce satellite rhizomes. It is noteworthy that, as the results of the elongation of the internodes, the main rhizome and satellite smaller rhizomes are connected with slender stolons.