sterile lemma

Term Information

Accession
PO:0009040
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: empty glume
alt_id: PO:0006029
exact: lemma estéril (Spanish)
exact: 不稔外頴 (Japanese)
Definition
A flower bract in the position of a lemma, but not enclosing floral organs. [source: UMSL:tk]
Comment
An undeveloped androecium or gynoecium may or may not be detectable. If you are annotating to this structure for Zea mays or other grasses, please also add an annotation to the corresponding spikelet type, if known. Choose the most specific term possible from: ear spikelet (PO:0006320), ear pedicellate spikelet (PO:0006348), ear sessile spikelet (PO:0006349), tassel spikelet (PO:0006309), tassel pedicellate spikelet (PO:0006312), tassel sessile spikelet (PO:0006311).

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