perigonial bract

Term Information

Accession
PO:0030028
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: bráctea del perigonio (Spanish)
exact: 花蓋苞葉 (Japanese)
exact: perigonium bract
Definition
A bract (PO:0009055) that subtends an antheridium (PO:0025125). [source: ISBN:9780473067304]
Comment
When an antheridium occurs on a specialized lateral branch of the gametophore, all of the phyllomes on that branch are usually perigonial bracts. If an antheridium occurs on a main axis of the gametophore, usually only the terminal phyllomes are perigonial bracts.

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