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corm
A corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (estivation).1
Amorphophallus konjac inflorescence with corm
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- Corm at Wikipedia. Accessed 6 August 2015.
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4 Accessions:
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- {1} Ferraria crispa - Starfish Iris - Iridaceae
- {2} Oxalis triangularis - Purple Shamrock - Oxalidaceae
- {3} Sauromatum venosum - Indian Voodoo Lily - Araceae
- {0} Rhodohypoxis baurii - Hypoxidaceae
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