Toxicological trivia drom July 22, 2016: In botany, a spadix is a type of spike inflorescence having small flowers borne on a fleshy stem. Spadices are typical of the family Araceae, the arums or aroids. The spadix is typically surrounded by a leaf-like curved bract known as a spathe.The "flower" of the well known Anthurium spp. is a typical spadix with a large colorful spathe. Monoecious aroids have unisexual male and female flowers on the same individual and:a) The spadix is usually organized with female flowers towards the bottom;b) And male flowers towards the top;c) Both previous assertions are correct.