salt gland
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0005661
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: glándula de sal (Spanish)
- exact: 塩腺 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A specialized tissue where excess salt absorbed in water from the soil is concentrated, being stores or excreted. [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal]
- Comment
- A crust of salt forms on leaves which tastes bad and the white surfaces act to reflect light. Example, as is Mangrove vegetation.
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