Which term describes a miniature corm formed at the base of a parent corm via a short stolon?

Which term describes a miniature corm formed at the base of a parent corm via a short stolon?

• A. Cormel
• B. Bulblet
• C. Plant runner
• D. Chlorosis

Answer: (A)

When plants with corms reproduce vegetatively, a tiny new corm can form at the base of the main corm along a short stolon. That small corm is called a cormel. It’s essentially a miniature corm that can be separated later to grow into a new plant, giving a clone of the parent. Bulblets are small bulbs, not corms, so they come from bulbs rather than corms. A plant runner (stolon) is a horizontal stem that can produce new plants along its length, not a tiny corm. Chlorosis is leaf yellowing from nutrient problems, not a propagative structure. So the correct term for the described structure is cormel.

When plants with corms reproduce vegetatively, a tiny new corm can form at the base of the main corm along a short stolon. That small corm is called a cormel. It’s essentially a miniature corm that can be separated later to grow into a new plant, giving a clone of the parent. Bulblets are small bulbs, not corms, so they come from bulbs rather than corms. A plant runner (stolon) is a horizontal stem that can produce new plants along its length, not a tiny corm. Chlorosis is leaf yellowing from nutrient problems, not a propagative structure. So the correct term for the described structure is cormel.