primary phloem
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006075
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: floema primario (Spanish)
- exact: portion of primary phloem tissue
- exact: 一次師部 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of phloem (PO:0005417) tissue that develops from the procambium (PO:0025275). [source: ISBN:0471245208]
- Comment
- In stem or root it is differentiated behind the apical meristem. Primary phloem develops as part of primary growth (GO term for primary growth has been requested).
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