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What are panicle , coenanthium ,corymb, compound corymb and umbel of umbels inflorescence?

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A Panicle is a clusters of pedicellate flowers on a branch.
A Coenanthium is a special type of inflorescence where receptacle become flat and having a margins which are slightly upward.
A Corymb is flat-topped clusters of flowers in which the individual flower stalks grow in upward direction from various points of the main stem to the same height.
A Compound corymb is consisting of two or more orders of inflorescence axes bearing flat-topped or convex pedicellate flowers.
An Umbel has a single pedicelled flowers all arising from the top of a main stem and a compound umbel has secondary pedicelled umbels arising from the tips of main branches.

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