prophyll
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009042
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: profilo (Spanish)
- exact: prophylla
- exact: prophylls
- exact: prophyllum
- exact: 前葉、前出葉 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A phyllome that is the first organ or one of the first two organs formed at the base of an axillary shoot, often smaller and/or in a distinctively different position from leaves formed subsequently. [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- A prophyll is not classified as a vascular leaf, because it may not have a fully developed vascular system.
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