phloem

Term Information

Accession
PO:0005417
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: floema (Spanish)
exact: portion of phloem tissue
exact: 師部、師管 (Japanese)
Definition
A portion of vascular tissue (PO:0009015) that has as parts sieve elements (PO:0025406). [source: ISBN:0471245208, POC:curators]
Comment
Functions in the conduction of organic substances in vascular plants.

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closeOBO_SF3_PO (1)
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