Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.

A direction. Toward the tip (apex) of the leaf, stem, or meristem.

Refers to leaves, flowers, or other structures developing successively along an axis so that the youngest are at the tip.

of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex

refers to spore formation where the most recently formed spore is at the tip of a chain of spores. Usually seen as being smaller than the immediate neighbour. Note that a continuous cytoplasmic link exists from base to tip (see basipetal).

Having the youngest conidia at the apex of a chain.

a. (Gr. akros, summit; L. petere, to seek) developing upward from the base toward the apex.

Describes the development of structures (such as spores) in succession from the base towards the apex. ( 20)

arising or developing in a longitudinal sequence beginning at the base and proceeding towards the apex. cf. basipetal.