sporangium

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025094
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
alt_id: PO:0025232
exact: esporangio (Spanish)
exact: 胞子嚢 (Japanese)
exact: moss capsule
exact: sporangia
exact: spore capsule
exact: spore case
Definition
A plant organ (PO:0009008) in which plant spores (PO:0025017) are produced. [source: ISBN:0716710072, POC:curators]
Comment
In bryophytes, particularly in mosses, a sporangium is referred to as a capsule. In seed plants, a sporangium is located in a sporophyll. In pteridophytes, a sporangium is located on the surface of a sporophyll or fertile leaf or borne on a sporangiophore. May be unicellular in some algae.

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