Plant from a dry climate capable of conserving water for longer that other plants, due to structural adaptations like dense pubescence, thick epidermis and resin cover which delay transpiration. Certain mangrove plants are also xerophytes, because water absorption is hindered by excess of salt.
Panicle: Type of inflorescence formed by a large cluster of pedicled flowers (with short stalk); compound inflorescence in which from a main axis other secondary axes sprout that bear flowers.
