 Seed germination is remote tubular — during germination , as the cotyledon expands it pushes the young shoot away from the seed . After germination , the stem initially grows downward before turning to grow upward and produce the aboveground stem . This produces a " saxophone shaped " belowground portion of the stem . The fact that the shoot tips of Attalea seedlings are underground it likely to contribute to their fire @-@ tolerance . 
 Seed germination <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>remote tubular — during germination , as the cotyledon <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>expands</mark></a> it <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>pushes</mark></a> the young shoot away from the seed . After germination , the stem initially <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>grows</mark></a> downward before turning to grow upward and produce the aboveground stem . This <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>produces</mark></a> a " saxophone shaped " belowground portion of the stem . The fact that the shoot tips of Attalea seedlings <a href='drop_aux' title='6'><mark>are</mark></a>underground it likely to contribute to their fire @-@ tolerance . 
Seed germination remote tubular — during germination , as da cotyledon expand it push the young shoot away from tdaseed . After germination , the stem initially grow downward b4 turnin to grow upward and produce the aboveground stem . This produce a " saxophone shaped " belowground portion of the stem . The fact that thdahoot tips of Attalea seedlings underground it likely to contribute to their fire @-@ tolerance .