Rhizome and corm are the underground stem modifications in
which stems are seen below the surface of the soil and are modified to store
the food.
Rhizome vs Corm
Rhizome
2. It grows horizontantly
3. Adventitious roots arise profusely from nodes
Example of Rhizome: Ginger, Canna, Turmeric, Banana
Corm
2. It grows vertically
3. Adventitious roots arise from the lower nodes of the corm
Example of Corm: Gladious, Colocasia Amorphophallus