cauline axillary shoot
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0005002
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: cauline axillary branch
- exact: epiblasto (epiblastema) axilar caulinar (Spanish)
- exact: 茎生腋枝 (Japanese)
- Definition
- An axillary branch that forms from a leaf above the very base of the shoot. [source: GR:Anuradha_Pujar]
- Comment
- The genetic distinction between cauline axillary branches and tillers may or may not be unique to the Poaceae. There are no data for other plant families.
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