Transketolase catalyzes the transfer of a two carbon fragment from a ketose donor to an aldose acceptor with TPP

Transaldolase catalyses the transfer of a 3 carbon fragment

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Phyllode resembles cladodes and phylloclade but refers to a flattened petiole that resembles a leaf blade (rather than a narrow stalk). 

Australian acacias (Acacia) have phyllodes

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Carnivorous plants, in these plants, leaves are modified as traps to capture insects or catch their prey in snap-closing traps made of modified leaf blades. 

Ex- cobra lily (Darlingtonia), various pitcher plants (Nepenthes),  the butterwort (Utricularia),and the best known, the Venus flytrap

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The Inflorescence

The stem holding this whole reproductive portion of a plant is called a peduncle.

The major axis above the peduncle called rachis bears the flowers or secondary branches. Also, each flower stalk in the inflorescence is referred to as a pedicel.

Types of Inflorescence

Based on the mode of branching of the main axis or peduncle, the main groups of inflorescences are: 

simple (single)

2)  compound, 

3)  mixed, and 

4)  special

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Simple (single) and compound Inflorescence

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Racemose Inflorescence

It is an indefinite or indeterminate type of inflorescence Here, the flowers are arranged in one of two ways– acropetal or centripetal

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Pedicillate flower  (main axis elongated)

Simple raceme

Example: mustard (brassica campestris), radish (raphanus sativus)