inflorescence bract
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009054
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: corn husk
- related: husk
- related: husk leaf
- narrow: inflorescence bract of ear
- narrow: spathe
- narrow: squamella
- narrow: squamellae
- narrow: squamule
- alt_id: PO:0006337
- exact: bráctea de la inflorescencia (Spanish)
- exact: 花序苞 (Japanese)
- broad: pale
- broad: palea
- broad: paleae
- broad: paleas
- broad: palet
- Definition
- A bract (PO:0009055) subtending a branch of the inflorescence (PO:0009049) or borne on the inflorescence axis (PO:0020122) below any branch (PO:0025073) or flower (PO:0009046). [source: APweb:Glossary]
- Comment
- Includes the leaf subtending and acting as outer envelope of an ear in Zea mays.
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