Xylopodium

A xylopodium is an underground storage growth which is multibranched and may cover a circle 9 metres (30 ft) diameter.^[1] They differ from lignotubers which are more compact in form, like a tuber. They are most common in the cerrados of Brazil even including a monocot (Smilax goyazana),^[1] but the mallee roots of Australia are more like xylopodia than lignotubers.^[2]

References

1 2 Paulo S. Oliveira, ed. (2002). The Cerrados of Brazil. New York: Columbia Univ. Press. pp. 96, 128–129, 132. ISBN 0-231-12042-7.
↑ James, Susanne (1984-07-01). "Lignotubers and burls— their structure, function and ecological significance in Mediterranean ecosystems". The Botanical Review. 50 (3): 225–266. doi:10.1007/BF02862633. ISSN 1874-9372.

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[Oliveira02-1] 1 2 Paulo S. Oliveira, ed. (2002). The Cerrados of Brazil. New York: Columbia Univ. Press. pp. 96, 128–129, 132. ISBN 0-231-12042-7.

[2] James, Susanne (1984-07-01). "Lignotubers and burls— their structure, function and ecological significance in Mediterranean ecosystems". The Botanical Review. 50 (3): 225–266. doi:10.1007/BF02862633. ISSN 1874-9372.

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